A budget MacBook makes sense — but crushing a Chromebook won’t be easy

If Apple made a MacBook with iPhone parts, It is also reportedShall we call it an iBook? Regardless of the name, we’d probably call it cheap.

It is said that Apple manufactures Low cost MacBook Use Processors in the iPhoneaimed at students and casual users, all to boost MacBook sales by challenging cheaper Chromebooks and Windows PCs. Reports say it could come in some fun colors too.

In this week’s episode of One More Thing, which you can watch embedded above, I explain why an iPhone chip could make sense in a MacBook. But what is considered a “budget” price for Apple? After all, this is a company that sells Designer Knitted iPhone Holder, $150 Which looks like a sock.

Using a Chromebook is a battle beyond the price tags. It’s about winning over schools, where the Chromebook rules the classroom. For Apple to appeal to K-12, this machine must be durable, repairable, and easy for IT departments to shut down.

Apple knows the value of working with education. The colorful iMac G3 Apple devices were a staple in many classrooms in the 1990s, gaining loyal customers as my generation grew up. Apple has tried introducing iPads into classrooms, but it hasn’t worked.

Could a new generation of elementary school students find themselves working with colorful Macs? At home, maybe. At school? This educational discount must be very tempting to get teachers thinking about ditching their well-established Google systems.

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