Maybe in the sense that that's their general pricing strategy, but while I don't mean to derail the thread, would Apple be selling enough machines to stay in business (at all like the present version), if they were still even primarily a "computer company"?That's part of why Apple is doing relatively well.
I know plenty of people that deliberately didn't buy a 1080p laptop because they found the text too small to read.
Maybe in the sense that that's their general pricing strategy, but while I don't mean to derail the thread, would Apple be selling enough machines to stay in business (at all like the present version), if they were still even primarily a "computer company"?
yeah, the windows Laptop market is flooded with race-to-the-bottom products. Just pointing out a niche market that avoids that race for the most part.
Well, you may so suspect, but with no offense intended, I think you're fantasizing. They're in it to make money, not to spread Happiness and a Positive Computing iExperience throughout the iLand... They clearly created/found their niche with the iPhone, but they failed pretty miserably - despite what seemed like such a good start at the time - to do that with personal, and more importantly, business-oriented computers even in the "creative" and academic fields they were initially so strong in...It'd be much smaller, to be sure. However, I don't think Apple would mind much. One of the biggest frustrations for the Anything But Apple crowd is that Apple refuses to play their game -- it doesn't see company size or market share as a measure of its self-worth. I suspect that it'd rather be a tiny but profitable computer vendor than go on the financial roller coaster rides of its larger rivals.
The PC market is dysfunctional. Apple works because they know what customers will want; customers find out later they have a good experience and associate it with the brand. In the PC market there is little brand loyalty and customers, who don't know what makes a good computer, base their decisions on the things they understand - price and form factor.Why, is 1366x768 still the standard for laptops? It really doesn't make much sense, does it?
Well, you may so suspect, but with no offense intended, I think you're fantasizing. They're in it to make money, not to spread Happiness and a Positive Computing iExperience throughout the iLand... They clearly created/found their niche with the iPhone, but they failed pretty miserably - despite what seemed like such a good start at the time - to do that with personal, and more importantly, business-oriented computers even in the "creative" and academic fields they were initially so strong in...
The notebook manufacturers are now putting their money into building a very nice looking chassis but everything else is cheapo and outdated even the display! They just go and try to copy the Apple MacBook series with plastic instead of aluminum. Very nice looking notebook with nothing worth components inside the chassis!
2. The real reason is differentiation which is done to extract more money. The same reason that the Dell 7559 has an IPS display, but a (relatively) lousy one, and same for speakers and keyboard. All these things will cost Dell few bucks really (which customers even be willing to pay), but they won't do it.
So selling a 2k laptop with god like screen quality only works for apple due to moron loyalty to Apple. (My self included as I type on a mac mini)
I find it ridiculous how screen resolutions in general, even PC, have stagnated. 4k should be standard, even 8k should be on the horizon by now. Back in t he 800*600 days we kept seeing resolution increases fairly regularly, then it just kind of died.
But laptops are especially bad, they could at very least put HD on those screens. When it comes to computing devices more pixels is always better, it maximizes the work area. Screen size is not even that important, HD on 55" does not give you any more room than HD on 19" for example.
Why, is 1366x768 still the standard for laptops? It really doesn't make much sense, does it?
If 1080P became the default standard for laptops (budget laptops included), then the economies of scale would make the panels for that resolution, nearly just as cheap as current 720P panels, wouldn't they?
So why not change? Entrenched mfg infrastructure? No laptop makers willing to go out on a limb to change the status quo, and put 1080P panels in their budget laptops?
I can't tell if you're trolling or just grossly misinformed. There are plenty well-made metal and glass competitors to Apple's laptops that have better internals.
The problem is really the OS. On Mac OS for example, the trackpad is actually a joy to use. The many built in gestures make using it intuitive and a good experience. I have yet to use a trackpad on any Windows machine where I felt the same. The problem isn't the hardware, it's the OS. Windows does not take advantage of the trackpad like Mac OS does, and it's really frustrating. I don't know if Apple has a patent on these gesture shortcuts, but Microsoft REALLY needs to incorporate them into Windows (an example would be switching between desktops).