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Re:The Mac price crash of 2021 by fmajid on Saturday February 27, 2021 @04:16PM (#26288255)
Conversely, I expect used Intel MacBook and Mac Mini prices to go up when the last models are discontinued in 1–2 years' time, as that will be the only way to run x86 virtualization for Windows et al.

It's called a dead-cat bounce.

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Re:The Mac price crash of 2021 by 67868018 on Sunday February 28, 2021 @07:38AM (#26292965)
Dead cat bounce is exclusively a stock trading term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_bounce

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Re:The Mac price crash of 2021 by naewonawonga on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @03:28PM (#26333948)
Metaphors and language are dynamic flexible things.
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