Re:Did Steve Jobs just sacrifice Phil Schiller?
by tptacek on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @02:08PM
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You think the Mac Mini, a product that accounts for a tiny sliver of all of Apple's revenue, rates a slot alongside a new rev of Apple's flagship computer?
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Re:Did Steve Jobs just sacrifice Phil Schiller?
by siegler on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @02:35PM
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Yes! It's the cheapest entry into owning a Mac at a time when people are looking to spend less money (e.g. netbooks).
Re:Did Steve Jobs just sacrifice Phil Schiller?
by tptacek on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @02:43PM
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Portables do almost double the amount of revenue as the whole desktop category for Apple; the Mini is accounted for alongside the Mac Pro and iMac lines --- either of which surely dwarf the Mini. However important you think it is, I don't think Apple thinks it's as important as the MBP, or the 3.3Bn iTMS, or even the 2.2Bn Apple software line.
Re:Did Steve Jobs just sacrifice Phil Schiller?
by mileszs on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @03:52PM
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It's not really a new revision, though, is it? It's just a different size of the newest revision that has been out for a while. On top of that, it's a "release" that has been assumed for months. It strikes me as a bug-fix release, instead of a major new release, if you will.