Apple to Launch 'Low-Cost' MacBook Series Next Year to Rival Chromebooks
Apple to Launch 'Low-Cost' MacBook Series Next Year to Rival Chromebooks
Apple is developing a low-cost MacBook series to compete with Chromebook models in the education sector that could be launched as early as the second...
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I thought Apple already had this. It’s called an iPad.
I'm imagining a macbook air but with an M1 or A16 chip
Is it an iPad with a bigger screen and a fixed keyboard?
That's probably all it needs to be.
The biggest market for Chromebooks is schools, but they're lately finding out that Chromebooks aren't as good a deal as they thought due to the short support window. Apple is probably angling to try and take over that market (and get kids more used to macOS in the process)