There is a report at Appleinsider and C|NET that Apple might be exploring how to produce cheaper MAC's; especially laptops:
This move, if it comes to pass, would therefore represent a change in Apple's strategy of
positioning the Mac as a premium experience. Apple did cut the price of the MacBook last year, keeping an older system around for $999
while introducing the new unibody MacBooks in October. The
company also lowered the cost of acquiring certain features previously reserved for the high end of its notebook line, which to some extent has a similar effect to a price cut.
Times have changed since then. Apple's Mac shipments declined year-over-year for the first time in several years
during its second fiscal quarter as certain PC vendors--such as Asus and Acer--
improved their shipment totals on the back of cheap Netbooks.
If this move is really a response to the Netbook phenomenon, then I think it's a mistake. Netbooks provide a cheap basic computing experience, but whether they will turn into a long-term alternative to full-sized notebooks is far from certain.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10231071...HeadlinesArea.0
