Amy @a@asentientbot.ca
@alicela1n definitely, but they haven't historically been willing to trade lower per-sale margins for a bigger market share.. maybe it's changing now that they make more on services? fingers crossed
@alicela1n true.. maybe the second scenario is more likely and it'll be $849 or something. i really don't think we're getting a genuinely low price *and* full macos though, since it would replace the 13" m4 air for almost everyone.
im worried it'll end up like the 11" air or iphone 12/13 mini: a really good product that doesn't sell because it's priced too close to the bigger/better model
AI, the impending bubble burst, and the future
@foone maybe im being naive here, but isn't it quite possible that LLMs are "good enough" at many workplace tasks (coding, writing, translation..) to be sustainable on that alone?
like, prices go way up, most individual chatgpt-or-whatever users are priced out, but with more enterprise subscriptions and less money burned on "free" chatbots, the AI companies survive and become profitable...
boring prediction: that rumored 12" macbook will be one of two things:
- genuinely cheap but with ipad-like limitations (e.g. only appstore apps, no xcode, single usb-c port..)
- a full-fledged computer but priced only like $100 below the regular macbook air
hope im wrong, but "low-cost" apple devices are always one or the other. they won't risk cannibalizing their other product lines
@aronia wait constantly or only if moving your head/eyes? neurotypical afaik and the latter is very visible
re: gender dooming
@aronia please let me know if u find out, assuming they have wifi
@film_girl @nicolas17 while i agree it's a fantastic machine for the price, isn't there an argument to be made that "person who keeps laptops a decade" is the exact _worst_ candidate for a 3 year old model ~halfway through its macos support lifespan?
@siege omg that's so smart, never would've crossed my mind but _of course_ it would be so much more efficient than any space heater.. only sort-of the target demographic but forwarding to a couple friends thank you!!
