Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 25th May 2007 22:13 UTC
"Even while at the top of its game, Apple Inc. can seemingly find faults with just about anything, including a bit of itself. The Mac maker is constantly evaluating the market segments in which it wishes to participate and those which it does not. It's an application of love-hate methodology that inevitably produces its share of casualties." AppleInsider says it has learned from 'reliable' sources that the end is nigh for the Mini. "Ladies and gentlemen, AppleInsider believes in all sincerity that the Mini is dead."
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RE: One point of Perfection
by alcibiades on Sat 26th May 2007 23:22
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Member since:2005-10-12
It will be interesting to see if Aopen carries on making them when and if Apple drops out. If so, you'll still be able to get one to run Ubuntu on, it just will be the Aopen branded version. They are a bit more expensive than the version which Apple sells, which suggests that for Aopen its not a mass market product.
Its available with a core 2 from Evesham in the UK, but its black, and not cheap.
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2006-03-05
I don't know what to say... I hope the rumor isn't true.
I have three Minis, one running Ubuntu, looking to acquire a fourth. All three are working in my quiet home office and you don't even hear them. (The loudest by far is the company provided Dell laptop.) For me it is a dream finally come true. ...small, quiet, *sufficiently* powerful, and priced appropriately.
But if true, I would hope Apple chooses to replace it. ...but if they retain the noise level, the form factor, the price point, what whould they have but another Mini?
To Apple: The Mini *is* one point of Perfection. Margins may not be as high, but I'll argue your concern is not margins as much as volumes. Please remember, as long as you cover variable costs, you are making money. To the argument that the Mini is taking way from other more lucrative models (and margins), I submit there will be few conversions. Please let this not be another debacle.