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The MacBook Neo’s education price of $499

• bombcar 6mo ago
  It blows my mind that a Pi is a significant portion of the cost of it.
  • krallja 6mo ago
    And the Pi doesn't even come with a monitor, keyboard, speakers, or power supply!
    • MBCook 6mo ago
      I’d bet a lot that the Neo has a better SSD in it too.
      • cherioo 6mo ago
        Having a SSD certainly is better than no SSD.
  • tempest_ 6mo ago
    The Pi isnt a loss leader for user acquisition nor do they get to enjoy Apples economy of scale. Apple can take a small loss on this and it will still be worth it if they retain the users in their ecosystem.
    • wqaatwt 6mo ago
      Is there any evidence that’s the case? They always had massively bigger margins than all other PC manufacturers so it’s unlikely they are selling it at a loss even if’s significantly reduced
      • swiftcoder 6mo ago
        I mean, it's Apple we're talking about. Selling at margins <50% can probably be considered "at a loss"