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cygy2k

macrumors regular
Jun 13, 2005
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I always laugh like crazy when people say Apple is stupid for not making X because it would sell like hot cakes. Just because your or a few dozen enthusiasts on here would buy something, doesn’t mean it has the market to be sustainable for ROI, inventory management, marketing, support, etc. There can be many use cases for something and still not make it worth while for Apple.

I can assure you that Apple knows damn well what would or would not sell well enough for them to deem it worth while. They are arguably the best at knowing that and this why they make 80% of the industry’s revenue.
 

pshufd

macrumors G4
Oct 24, 2013
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New Hampshire
I always laugh like crazy when people say Apple is stupid for not making X because it would sell like hot cakes. Just because your or a few dozen enthusiasts on here would buy something, doesn’t mean it has the market to be sustainable for ROI, inventory management, marketing, support, etc. There can be many use cases for something and still not make it worth while for Apple.

I can assure you that Apple knows damn well what would or would not sell well enough for them to deem it worth while. They are arguably the best at knowing that and this why they make 80% of the industry’s revenue.

I said that Apple should make a 15 inch MacBook Air a year ago and it looks like they are going to do exactly that sometime next year.

It's not a crazy idea as there are lots of similar products that sell in volume.
 
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