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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by tristanj on Friday October 28, 2016 @05:01PM (#12820654)
Quick clarification, it's not $650 off it's "up to" $650 off based off the Apple laptop's trade in value.
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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by tedmiston on Friday October 28, 2016 @05:20PM (#12820819)
Very misleading headline from TechCrunch.
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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by GrinningFool on Friday October 28, 2016 @05:40PM (#12820978)
True, but that's kind of what TC does...
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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by dep_b on Friday October 28, 2016 @07:25PM (#12821632)
They wanted to give me US$100 for my 2008 alu MacBook. I bet they're going to flip them on fleabay!
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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by dawnerd on Friday October 28, 2016 @08:56PM (#12822005)
To be fair I wouldn't pay 100 bucks for a 2008 MacBook.
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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by emodendroket on Friday October 28, 2016 @10:53PM (#12822380)
Is there that healthy a market for second-hand computers that are nearly a decade old?
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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by Scoundreller on Saturday October 29, 2016 @11:37AM (#12824391)
For a 2008 Macbook, $100-$200 on fleabay.

I have been looking at 2008-2009 27" iMacs, and they still go for US$700-800. Since OS X has to be built for underpowered laptops, it should still perform well on desktops for a while longer.

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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by zaptheimpaler on Sunday October 30, 2016 @02:43AM (#12828502)
And apparently my 2015 Retina MBP is worth $50 according to their page...
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Re:Microsoft offers Apple users $650 off to trade a MacBook ... by BipolarElsa on Friday October 28, 2016 @05:02PM (#12820666)
Ah, the fine print. So refreshing.
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