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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (52965)	5/16/2006 6:09:20 PM
From: Done, gone.	Respond to of 213186

They can always lower prices after all, or come out with a single core laptop for $899. later on. Excellent points, both of which I considered but neglected to post. As is, Apple consistently periodically lowers the price of existing products (with minor upgrades included).

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (52965)	5/16/2006 6:19:44 PM
From: Kip S	Respond to of 213186

Anybody have any idea what share of the iBooks went to schools? That is part of what I am thinking about with respect to the MacBook pricing. Even for individual buyers, though, $899 or $999 sounds a lot better to me than $1099. FWIW, I think the $1299 on my Intel iMac is a very good price, considering its specifications and the included software. I did pay a bit less using my educational discount. Kip

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (52965)	5/16/2006 7:48:47 PM
From: Doren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213186

My friend might be in your "Knowledge Worker" category. I actually met him during a short stint as an IT recruiter. He was one of our coding stars. He just bought 1 server (Linux he's very facile) and is going to buy 1 media center machine. He needed a tiny laptop to keep in touch with the server. He bought a Lenova lap top but regrets it came loaded with XP rather than Linux. The new MacBook is overkill for his needs. It's also too large. Because of this he'll now buy a Windows media server although he was seriously considering a Mini. So Apple lost both sales plus his influence in a corporations he works for and his network of database people etc. This guy has always been one of those "guys" who dis everything Apple. But he was seriously considering a mini and an iBook. So you can bet if he switched people would have noticed. I don't know exactly how many people there are out there like him but I suspect it's a lot. Whether or not Apple makes it up in profits, I think one can make a pretty strong point they'll loose more in mindshare. What's more important at this particular time in Apple's history?