Apple shopping for third notebook manufacturer
The Chinese-language Economic Daily News reports that the Mac maker may eventually favor Foxconn, its current iPod and desktop PC manufacturer.
The Taiwan-based Foxconn has reportedly been looking to do new business with Apple, specifically offering to build the company's 15-inch MacBook Pro high-end notebooks. No further details were reported.
Notebooks sales at Apple have risen sharply since the start of the year. Between the beginning of January and the end of June, the company's share of the US notebook market doubled from 6 to 12 percent.
During its most recent fiscal quarter, Apple sold a company record 798,000 notebook systems, most of them Intel-based MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
By current arrangements, Apple's MacBooks are manufactured by Asustek while Quanta handles the MacBook Pro line.
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i'm wondering what the appropriate reply for the first post is to this thread. i figure it's either
a) I give Apple a thumbs up as this is the best possible thing they could do. Horray for Apple. Horray for Jobs. Boooo the rest of the known universe
or
b) APPLE IS TEH DOOMEDcoffee, anyone?
i'm wondering what the appropriate reply for the first post is to this thread. i figure it's either
a) I give Apple a thumbs up as this is the best possible thing they could do. Horray for Apple. Horray for Jobs. Boooo the rest of the known universe
or
b) APPLE IS TEH DOOMEDcoffee, anyone?
I vote for "A"
Since this is a rumor site, I think the obvious thing to say is that this means Apple is going to release a third laptop option soon. I'd imagine it'll be the 'subnotebook' people were talking about.
Now that Apple has transitioned their product lineup to Intel, with no changes to cases save for the MacBook in a bid to not scare off Apple customers used to PowerPC, they can start to do more radical things with the case designs and product matrix.
Since this is a rumor site, I think the obvious thing to say is that this means Apple is going to release a third laptop option soon. I'd imagine it'll be the 'subnotebook' people were talking about.
Now that Apple has transitioned their product lineup to Intel, with no changes to cases save for the MacBook in a bid to not scare off Apple customers used to PowerPC, they can start to do more radical things with the case designs and product matrix.
That might be the obvious thing to say on a rumor site.. but the more realistic is demand is too high for the current two factories to meet, so a third is needed to satisfy that demand.
That might be the obvious thing to say on a rumor site.. but the more realistic is demand is too high for the current two factories to meet, so a third is needed to satisfy that demand.
Stop spoiling our fun! *waaah*