After a long period as a mid-market manufacturer,rapid shift signals a reaction to the changing shape of the PC marketApple released its latest laptops on Thursday, a new range of computers to replace the ageing range of Retina MacBook Pros. They are thinner and lighter than their predecessors, and with a new touch bar at the top of the keyboard and a fingerprint sensor replacing the power button.
They are £750 more than the machines they replace were – though their price has also gone up. The larger of the two new MacBook Pros,the 15in with Touch Bar, is the first laptop the company has released with a starting price of more than £2000 for more than a decade: it begins at an eye-watering 2349, and with build-to-order options taking it well north of £4000. Related: Brexit hits Apple Mac customers tough as prices rise by up to £500 Related: Apple has a blip and the world wobbles. Why? | John Naughton Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com