Probably not. Most people really interested in a highly modular computer aren’t interested in a Mac, even a modular one. They’ve already got Linux and Windows project boxes to work on and configure to their hearts’ content. Second, there’s only so much change of components that can be done in a computer of the Mac mini’s form factor. Third, the PC market is pretty saturated these days, no model sells like hot cakes. If the Mac mini makes about 1% of Apple’s sales and Apple controls about 10% of the computer market, that makes the Mac mini about 0.1% of all computers sold. That probably qualifies it as one of the most popular individual models of computer (probably more popular than any one make or model of Dell computer, for instance). Even if there were high demand for a modular Mac mini, I doubt it would grow sales that substantially.
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Probably not. Most people really interested in a highly modular computer aren’t interested in a Mac, even a modular one. They’ve already got Linux and Windows project boxes to work on and configure to their hearts’ content. Second, there’s only so much change of components that can be done in a computer of the Mac mini’s form factor. Third, the PC market is pretty saturated these days, no model sells like hot cakes. If the Mac mini makes about 1% of Apple’s sales and Apple controls about 10% of the computer market, that makes the Mac mini about 0.1% of all computers sold. That probably qualifies it as one of the most popular individual models of computer (probably more popular than any one make or model of Dell computer, for instance). Even if there were high demand for a modular Mac mini, I doubt it would grow sales that substantially.
I dunno about that. I wear glasses for vision correction. While there are times and places where I’d prefer just having plain old glasses, if I could see and navigate through a recipe I’m trying to prepare while my hands have, say, batter on them, or if I could see my to do list lickety split, that would have a lot of value to me (probably more than 3D movies or VR gaming, certainly more than the Metaverse).
Sorry, I think you misunderstood (so I must not have been clear enough). I agree (and forgot about the whole ultrabook business, so I will say the Air was a big deal market wide), I meant that the Air was probably the last “big deal” or “new thing” in laptops prior to Apple Silicon.
They can survive it forever. That is how monopolies operate. They only have to be at par with what is going on in Android and Windows, and both of those are a mess in themselves.
Next CEO that Apple picks is unlikely to be any better, and might even end up screwing up operations and finances, areas where Cook has done well.
How many Steve Jobs type of CEOs do we have in the world?
How many consumer companies are executing well (customers actually excited by the product, not using it because they don’t have a choice)?
I can’t think of even one for each of the above.
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Most people aren’t excited about a new Apple product only people on forums like this are excited for them.
Look at the new headset thing they released the general public don’t actually give a stuff about it.
True. It’s an entirely different thing opining on an online forum vs just going out to the product because you know you will be purchasing it.