Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders

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On 2016-11-02 16:05, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2016-11-02, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>>
>> Apparently:
>>
>>     Professional Mac Users' Complaints List Grows
>>     After 'Disappointing' Apple Event
>> <http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/02/professional-mac-users-complaints-g
>> row-apple-event/>
>>
>>
>> and yet:
>>
>>     Apple Has Received More Online Orders for
>>     New MacBook Pro Than Any Previous Generation
>> <http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/02/phil-schiller-new-macbook-pro-inter
>> view/>
>>
>>
>> As the old saying goes, you can't please everyone.  :-)
>
> Yup. And clearly Apple knows what customers want better than any random
> outsider. The vocal minority bitching and moaning and calling for Tim
> Cook's resignation apparently doesn't represent most customers. Go
> figure. : )

The "pulse" of buying is simply pent up demand.  People knew a refresh 
was coming and waited it out.  So sales have been low of late and now 
the buying spree begins.



-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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[News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-03 09:04 +1300
  Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-02 20:05 +0000
    Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 19:35 -0400
      Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 00:29 +0000
        Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:25 -0400
        Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 16:45 -0400
          Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 23:56 +0000
            Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 20:53 -0400
      Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-03 02:03 +0000
        Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 02:29 +0000
  Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 19:34 -0400
  Re: [News] MacBook Pro: pro complaints, but record orders Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-10 09:39 +1300

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