Even if apple is losing money on these devices, they shouldn't care. Low cost laptops are the main reason why people buy Windows laptops instead of Macs. They need to get people into the Mac ecosystem.

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bottlepalm 4 hours ago | parent [-]

If they wanted people in the Mac ecosystem, they could dominate the market tomorrow by enabling a DeX like experience for iPhone. This new laptop running on an out-of-date A series chip proves that it can be done.

iPhone’s are more expensive than this laptop anyways and Apple could upsell all the docks and accessories with sky high margins. It’s a mystery why they haven’t done this already.

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NetMageSCW 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Because no one would do it in the real world.

	▲	bottlepalm an hour ago \| parent [-]
		No one would use their phone for general purpose computing if given the chance? You're saying they would rather spend hundreds, thousands even on separate laptops/desktops even if it was possible to use their phone with a display to do the same thing? I disagree.