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Subject: 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.



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