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Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ?

From Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ?
Date 2026-03-17 21:31 +0000
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On 17 Mar 2026 09:08:30 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

> Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> On 17 Mar 2026 07:02:33 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>
>>> Remember: Apple used to be huge in the EDU market.
>>
>> Apple doesn’t seem to be aiming for that market this time, so I
>> don’t see the relevance.
>
> Huge EDU discount and competing with the main EDU systems. Who do
> you think they’re targeting?

Time was, Apple had a *proper* education strategy: not just
discounting, but support materials and organization, custom channels,
the whole shebang. That was its “secret sauce” that helped keep the
Mac dominant in the education market.

So big deal about discounts. Everybody else is offering discounts,
too. Where’s the Apple value-add?

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Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-14 22:06 +0000
  Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-14 15:43 -0700
  Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-14 23:47 +0000
    Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-15 22:38 +0000
      Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-16 03:18 +0000
      Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-15 21:48 -0700
        Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-16 05:23 +0000
          Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-16 06:16 +0000
            Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-16 09:33 +0000
            Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-16 09:08 -0400
            Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-16 17:05 +0000
              Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-16 22:41 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-16 15:48 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-03-16 19:09 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-16 16:13 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-03-16 19:29 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-16 16:51 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-16 23:09 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 02:55 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-17 05:09 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-16 22:25 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 06:01 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 06:20 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 06:29 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 06:37 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 07:02 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 08:07 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 09:08 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Adison Vohn Caterson <Adison@Caterson.invalid> - 2026-03-17 11:48 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 21:31 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-17 14:38 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 22:46 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-17 23:07 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 23:38 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 00:14 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-17 17:27 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 01:21 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-03-18 09:34 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-18 09:39 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 01:22 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-17 21:15 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Glock <glock@localhost.com> - 2026-03-18 21:58 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 15:09 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 22:43 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 22:42 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-18 19:11 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 00:41 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Learing Center <masterIT@faker.org> - 2026-03-19 00:59 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 15:50 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 11:51 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 18:27 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 01:05 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-17 21:23 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 16:14 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-18 12:46 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Adison Vohn Caterson <Adison@Caterson.invalid> - 2026-03-18 17:22 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-17 17:10 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-17 11:04 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-17 14:06 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2026-03-17 06:59 -0500
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-03-17 11:01 -0700
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-17 14:02 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-03-16 20:20 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-17 01:49 +0000
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-16 23:14 -0400
                Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2026-03-17 07:01 -0500

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