I've read all of the arguments that explain or disprove the sale of Apple computers at current pricing levels as being fair, warranted, unfair, unwarranted, reasonable, unreasonable, ad infinitum.
Apple is within its purview to sell computers and peripherals for whatever amount they want. It's their call, and I have no problem respecting that. And I feel for resellers who will get caught with overpriced stock if Apple undercuts them.
But, personally, I'm in need of a new computer. I sold my first generation black MacBook over a month ago (just before the warranty expired, so the purchaser could make the call to buy AppleCare, and so I could upgrade), and found the recent changes in the MacBook line provided an excellent opportunity to buy back in. Hello, Santa Rosa!
Yet while I appreciate that a surface view shows that Apple has *improved* these computers without raising the price, the rise of the Canadian dollar should, it can be argued (elsewhere I hope) have precipitated a price cut.
I really don't want to re-hash the many arguments about pricing, the Canadian dollar, selling in Canada, shipping in Canada, and the like.
I just want Apple to know (I'm assuming it's somebody's job to review this forum from time to time) that I'm going to wait. It is possible that others who will wait will also post in this thread. I'm not desperate, I'm happy with my interim computer (it's a Pismo actually, so kudos to Apple for providing me with a 6 year old computer that keeps me happy for an interim period), I'd just appreciate the kind of rollback that seems not to have escaped Canada's other innovative and forward-thinking manufacturers, retailers, marketers and sellers--as well as Walmart, Zellers, Chapters/Indigo...
"Here's to the crazy ones," indeed. All honorary Canadians, no doubt.
Apple is within its purview to sell computers and peripherals for whatever amount they want. It's their call, and I have no problem respecting that. And I feel for resellers who will get caught with overpriced stock if Apple undercuts them.
But, personally, I'm in need of a new computer. I sold my first generation black MacBook over a month ago (just before the warranty expired, so the purchaser could make the call to buy AppleCare, and so I could upgrade), and found the recent changes in the MacBook line provided an excellent opportunity to buy back in. Hello, Santa Rosa!
Yet while I appreciate that a surface view shows that Apple has *improved* these computers without raising the price, the rise of the Canadian dollar should, it can be argued (elsewhere I hope) have precipitated a price cut.
I really don't want to re-hash the many arguments about pricing, the Canadian dollar, selling in Canada, shipping in Canada, and the like.
I just want Apple to know (I'm assuming it's somebody's job to review this forum from time to time) that I'm going to wait. It is possible that others who will wait will also post in this thread. I'm not desperate, I'm happy with my interim computer (it's a Pismo actually, so kudos to Apple for providing me with a 6 year old computer that keeps me happy for an interim period), I'd just appreciate the kind of rollback that seems not to have escaped Canada's other innovative and forward-thinking manufacturers, retailers, marketers and sellers--as well as Walmart, Zellers, Chapters/Indigo...
"Here's to the crazy ones," indeed. All honorary Canadians, no doubt.