internet2000 8 hours ago

Not just Microsoft. Dell and HP must be having emergency meetings right about now...

Their challenge is, how do we halve the price and yet deliver twice the quality? I think they are going to realize they can't. Some of them will leave the market.

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joe_mamba 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Dell has 50% more market share than Apple and HP 2x Apple's market share in the PC space. I doubt they'll be exiting the market because Apple launched a cheap laptop with 8gb of ram and using USB 2.0 ports. Most corporations are still tied to Windows apps and the MS ecosystem in general.

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alwillis 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> cheap laptop with 8gb of ram and using USB 2.0 ports.

A nitpick: there are two USB ports, one of them is a 10GB/s USB 3 port.

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joe_mamba 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Both of which look identical with no obvious markings which is which. I'm sure this will generate no confusion amongst consumers who will have no issues whatsoever with this. /s

"you're plugging it wrong" will become the new version of the classic "You're holding it wrong"

	▲	alwillis 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, the Mac Neo will tell you you’re plugging in to the wrong port! And while the ports aren’t labeled, if you plug an external display into the “wrong” port, you’ll get an on-screen notification suggesting you plug it into the other port. [1] [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47255353