PC World’s Techlog

OK, so the Apple Mac Mini is looking cool, still. But instead of the price coming down, they are trying to march into the living room? What happened to being a transition to the world of Apple? Focus Jobs, Focus!

Well, looks like I didn’t miss any world-changing announcements at this morning’s Steve Jobs non-keynote at Apple headquarters. My colleague Narasu made the trek to Cupertino and reports in here on the news, which includes Intel-based Mac Minis, an iPod speaker dock, and leather iPod cases.

A few quick thoughts:

Mac Minis are getting pricier, not cheaper. Which is not what you expect to happen with computers. But even though the base Mini is now $599 rather than $499, it should be a much more powerful machine, with more standard features. And a costlier, more potent Mini may be a reflection of what people have actually been buying–perhaps it’s the machine’s size (and the fact that it’s a Mac) rather than its price that’s appealing. (Let’s face it–if cheap is what you want, Windows boxes still beat anything with an Apple logo on it.) Source: PC World

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