Apple’s iPhone lineup is selling well, but the Mac is in a serious rough patch
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Mac revenue was down 34 percent year over year.

Mac sales are down.

I’m really not surprised. They are just a bit too expensive once you start upgrading the storage and ram.

I have been holding out on buying a Mac since the M2 was rumored to come out.

I keep hoping that the base model will have a larger amount of storage and ram, but it does not.

They keep selling faster processors, but I do not need that, I need more storage and I’d like more ram.

At this point, I’m just going to buy a used M1 air. If Apple had 512 and 26 standard on the base air, I’d pickup a new one today.

Do you disagree? What can Apple do to increase Mac sales?

  • @M500@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
    8•8 months ago

    I forgot about the base models having slower ssds.

    Apple is really annoying. Sadly I have to choose between an annoying company or an incompetent company.

    I’m on my last nerve with windows being absolute garbage, so I’m just getting a base m1 air.

    • @doleoEnglish
      5•8 months ago

      Similarly to you, I hate some of the bullshit moves that Apple pull. But I installed windows in a VM, just to get an idea of where it’s at these days, and Jesus fucking christ, it’s abysmal.

      There’s just no way I could justify switching to that.

      • @zerfuffle@lemmy.ml
        1•8 months ago

        “I installed MacOS in a VM, just to evaluate it’s GUI, and Jesus fucking Christ it’s abysmal”

        Hmm…

        • @doleoEnglish
          3•8 months ago

          Correct. But the built-in advertising, tracking, spam and nerfed functionality is awful, too.

    • FarraigePlaisteach
      4•8 months ago

      If you haven’t tried Linux, for many people it’s a great option. I’ll keep my regrettable Apple purchase until it doesn’t work anymore and then go back to Linux.