Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 7th Jan 2006 18:51 UTC
Apple "An Intel-based iBook has been widely trailed to be unveiled next week. If you're anticipating speeds and feeds ahead of next week's keynote, we'll have to disappoint you. But sources close to Apple suggest that the many in the rumor mill have failed to illuminate the bigger picture - a strategy to makeover the iBook as a cut-price bait to lure switchers, with price points much lower than Apple has ever risked for a portable machine. In many ways, the strategy is risky, but with rival PC notebook laptop prices in freefall - Dell today offers a $499 [EUR 410] notebook - Apple may not have any choice but to embrace it."
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Um.
by ma_d on Sat 7th Jan 2006 20:58 UTC
ma_d
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2005-06-29

iBook is currently the cheapest laptop I consider worth paying for... Now, that won't last too much longer at $1K.
I really hope they don't destroy the ibook by making it cheap unless they drop the price on the powerbooks...