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Apple to Launch 'Low-Cost' MacBook Series Next Year to Rival Chromebooks (www.macrumors.com)

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[–] reddig33 6 points 1 year ago

I thought Apple already had this. It’s called an iPad.

[–] Jmr 4 points 1 year ago

I'm imagining a macbook air but with an M1 or A16 chip

[–] alphacyberranger 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it an iPad with a bigger screen and a fixed keyboard?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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)