• pdxfed@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Apple isn’t a marketing company? Wow, if anything I would say that singularly defines what has made them successful. They put out solidly mid hardware, but are the best marketers in tech and always were.

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      15 days ago

      “Not a marketing company” as in their business model is not centred around shoving ads in your face for money is how I read it.

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      15 days ago

      The hardware is absolutely not mid. It is inflexible. Compare the entry level MacBook Air to any comparable Windows laptop and you’ll be spending much more to get close to the same performance/battery/build quality. The thing that makes them successful is creating a unified ecosystem that is hard to leave. People don’t pick Apple because they are a bunch of idiot clones who are enamored with TV ads.

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      15 days ago

      They aren’t a marketing company; they’re a tech company that knows how to market. Hate them all you want, and I do, but let’s be honest. Also, the M series SoCs are technological amazing. They are efficient and powerful whereas in the standard PC world Intel is just pushing more electricity through their chips to try and keep up with IPC and AMD isn’t far behind, plus ARM outside of Apple just isn’t nearly the same.