Comment on Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry

MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Tinfoil hat aside, that could also be due to how disruptive it is in the tech world.
  Maybe it’s just a literal bomb to everyone involved in decision making and now making the waves in the news.

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  • MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It could be.

    But I don’t see any other PC/laptop reviews by this author. He writes mostly about cybersecurity. And his Neo articles seem a bit…biased. Compare to his other articles, which are well-researched. Example:

    csoonline.com/…/wannacry-explained-a-perfect-rans…

    My guess is either someone is posting articles in his name, or he’s taking a free Neo in return for a positive review.

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Maybe just a bit of both.

      My guess is either someone is posting articles in his name, or he’s taking a free Neo in return for a positive review.

      And a bit of both for that as well.

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  • T156@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s also quite unexpected, given that it’s Apple, and they’ve traditionally made more expensive machines, with worse hardware. In my country, for example, it is nearly unheard of for a new Apple computer to cost less than four digits/US$800+.

    Particularly at a time when it’s more typical to hear of new computer prices going up instead, due to shortages.

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I was very surprised to hear how reasonable (to some degree lol) the iPhone and macbook was priced.

      Very hard to deny that they are very interestingly priced.

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