Comment by Insanity
4 months ago
I understood this as a “the next generation will cost more”. By now I am sure apple can fairly accurately predict device sales for each season and so they likely have a decent backlog for the current generation, procured at reasonable cost from hardware manufacturers.
It’s when they had to negotiate for the next generation where the price would be hiked.
Like the author I wouldn’t bet more than a beverage on this though.
> By now I am sure apple can fairly accurately predict device sales
The Neo being an exception I beleive.
That’s a new product line. Should have clarified but I meant mostly their existing product lines and specifically iPhone
On some level the Neo is just a new chapter in the story of the original iBook. The difference between 1999 and now is the much stronger Apple brand, so people on the fence were quite ready to throw down with a $600 Mac.
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