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Re:MacBook Pro by lloyd-christmas on Thursday October 27, 2016 @02:51PM (#12808269)
> in an era when nobody uses desktops anymore.

A lot of people have desktops, myself included. I'm not really sure where you got such an impression.

Re:MacBook Pro by slantyyz on Thursday October 27, 2016 @03:04PM (#12808516)
>> A lot of people have desktops, myself included. I'm not really sure where you got such an impression.

Not just that... If nobody uses desktops, why would Apple waste so much engineering and design resources on something like the iMac if there's no market?

Re:MacBook Pro by malz on Thursday October 27, 2016 @03:53PM (#12809187)
Dropping by millions of fewer units shipped each year.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/269044/worldwide-desktop...

Re:MacBook Pro by teacup50 on Thursday October 27, 2016 @06:37PM (#12810966)
So they're still selling plenty? That's not exactly "nobody" then, is it?

Most people don't buy pickup trucks, but 1) people who buy them need them, and 2) it's a profitable market segment.