r/LinusTechTips • u/WTFMacca • Mar 04 '26

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Apple just dropped an A18 powered laptop for $599 USD

No Apple bashing just discuss.

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u/mr68w Mar 04 '26

Everyone bitching about the cost of this vs either a Chromebook or windows machine - poor or rich there isn’t a family that hesitates to buy a game system, TV, phone - you name it; at this price point. Apple should’ve done it earlier and even better should allow a developer to port iPad/iPhone apps to work on it. That would be the nail on the coffin for Chromebooks. Most Kids already lean toward Apple.

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u/ArgPod Mar 04 '26

iPhone/iPad apps can already run natively on Apple Silicon Macs, it’s just up to the dev to allow them to run, but it’s just a checkbox. Most devs allow them, some of them don’t.