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When netbooks ($400 notebooks) were all the rage, Steve Jobs was asked why Apple didn’t make one. And he said they didn’t know how to make a cheap laptop that didn’t suck.

And he was right. Netbooks mostly sucked. Same with Chromebooks.

There’s nothing to be gained by racing to the bottom.

You can buy an m1 laptop for $599 at Walmart. That’s an amazing deal.



    > You can buy ... for $599
Not sure why you'd think any random nerd has that kind of money. And Walmart isn't exactly around the corner for most parts of the world.


I don't follow, is that a counter-argument to my statement? That there exist people that can't afford that, so that makes it not a good deal?


Not saying it's not a good deal. Linux drivers are pretty good AFAIK.

I'm saying I can't afford it even if I could visit a Walmart.




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