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

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject Re: The MacBook Neo has shaken up the PC market ?
Date 2026-03-17 17:10 +0000
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:07:45 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro 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.

The education discount argues against that. They aren't going after 
college students, they're trying for the middle school and up market. Mom 
has a high end Mac, so Sally gets a $500 Mac just like Mom. Sally isn't 
doing video editing and is perfectly happy. When her requirements move up 
do you thing she's going to switch to Windows or Linux?

It may or may not work but it's a proven technique. MS used to have a 
heavy academic discount for Visual Studio. DEC basically gave their 
machines to the Boston area colleges.

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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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