alt Hacker News> but approximately everyone else in the low-end laptop market will
This is delusion. The retail price point right now for comparable PC laptops is $429 and they ship with DOUBLE the RAM and storage (16GB, 512GB).
For the same specs as the Neo we are talking < $350.
There is NO market for this device. Apple is catering to the welfare crowd with this one, except anyone in that situation would opt for a PC at half the price.
Like trying to sell a Cadillac with a park bench for seats to save money. It makes no sense.
Bookmark this post, the Neo will be discontinued within two years. It will join the original MacBook on the scrap heap of Apple products that should have never been.
I have firsthand knowledge that at least one incumbent household name PC manufacturer is in a state of panic over the Neo. This is from an organization that would be predisposed to believing what you’re saying, but instead they’re revising internal forecasts and executives are freaking out.
I have no interest in arguing further, it benefits me nothing. But sure, let’s revisit it in two years.