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El tiempo pasa muy rápido: llevo 13 años ya utilizando los Mac (y 14 si añadimos un iPod). Aún recuerdo muy bien el primer ordenador de Apple que compré, un iMac de 20 pulgadas y procesador Intel Core 2 Duo de 2006 con Mac OS X Tiger. El ordenador, por cierto, aún funciona y da servicio en casa de un amigo que fue e que precisamente me evangelizó hacia la plataforma.

Claro, como usuario de dispositivos exclusivos de Apple, llevo años dando por sentado que jamás dejaré de usar los Mac. Han sido mis herramientas básicas de trabajo desde hace ya demasiado tiempo y las he considerado irreemplazables. Pero los tiempos cambian, y estoy empezando a ver un futuro en el que abandone los Mac.

La transición ha empezado, incluso en la propia Applesfera

¿Estoy diciendo que volveré a Windows? No. Aunque la idea de montarme un PC por piezas y recuperar mi afición al gaming recorra mi cabeza de vez en cuando, no es una prioridad ahora mismo (me falta tiempo, básicamente). A lo que me refiero es que he llegado a un punto en el que iOS puede empezar a "canibalizar" a macOS para mis necesidades, tanto personales como profesionales.

Es, de nuevo, esa metáfora de los coches y camiones que Steve Jobs puso encima de la mesa hace ya unos años. Poco a poco los Mac se convierten en camiones, máquinas necesarias sólo para aquellos profesionales más exigentes. Y en mi caso, en el que necesito simplemente un navegador y un editor de texto para escribir mis artículos, iOS empieza a ser una alternativa seria.

Las ventajas de macOS al respecto son muy claras: usar un ratón hace que maquetar esos artículos sea más ágil, sobre todo a la hora de seleccionar su texto y retocar las imágenes que los ilustran. Y es por eso que hasta la fecha he tenido mi iMac de sobremesa y un MacBook Pro para cuando necesito moverme, con la idea de reducirlo todo a un Mac portátil en el futuro y simplificar las cosas.

Sin embargo, hace poco lancé una pregunta a todos mis compañeros de Applesfera: ¿qué dispositivo utilizáis para escribir artículos cuando no estáis en casa? La respuesta de todos ellos fue instantánea: un iPad. Todos ellos utilizan un Mac cuando trabajan en su escritorio de casa o en la oficina, pero han abandonado macOS y han abrazado iOS cuando se mueven.

Así que ahora miro mi MacBook Pro de 2015 y pienso: ¿es este mi último Mac portátil? Pasarme a un iPad Pro cuando toque renovarlo sería un cambio de experiencia muy interesante y más económico para mi bolsillo. En ese caso sólo necesitaría un Mac de sobremesa para mi mesa de trabajo, donde ahora mismo sigue funcionando como el primer día mi iMac de finales de 2012.

Sin embargo, viendo todos los rumores sobre iOS 13 y su control de aplicaciones con ventanas, empiezo a imaginarme un futuro en el que ni siquiera eso sea necesario. ¿Y si en un futuro la gestión de pantallas externas, archivos y discos en iOS llega a ser tal que ya no me haga falta ni siquiera renovar el Mac de sobremesa? No tiene por qué ser con iOS 13, pero puede ser el caso con iOS 14 o iOS 15. Para entonces, la potencia que pueden llevar los iPad podría llegar incluso a la de los Mac profesionales. En algunos casos de uso concretos, ya lo hace.

Todo es ver cómo evoluciona iOS y qué hace Apple con los Mac. Pero ciertamente, y en aras de simplificar la cantidad de dispositivos que utilizo en mi vida diaria, la posibilidad de dejar de utilizar un Mac empieza a ser algo posible a medio plazo. Es probable que necesite comprarme otro Mac dependiendo de lo que necesite... pero puede que sea mi último Mac.

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El tiempo pasa muy rápido: llevo 13 años ya utilizando los Mac (y 14 si añadimos un iPod). Aún recuerdo muy bien el primer ordenador de Apple que compré, un iMac de 20 pulgadas y procesador Intel Core 2 Duo de 2006 con Mac OS X...

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( Apple NASDAQ:AAPL) updated its hugely popular AirPods wireless earbuds product line earlier this year to include a number of interesting features, like a next-generation wireless connectivity chip and the addition of an optional wireless charging case. Although it might have seemed that this was it for Apple's AirPods releases for 2019, a fresh report out this week from respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with TF International Securities indicates that more might be on the way.

Let's take a closer look at what Kuo says Apple has in store for the product line for later this year and why investors should care.

Not one, but two new AirPods

According to Kuo, Apple won't just launch one new pair of AirPods in 2019, but two. The first, he says, will be an "all-new form factor design at a higher price." The second will be a more price-sensitive version that looks similar to the current models, but will include an internal redesign that will mean better "assembly yield rates, saving internal space and reducing cost."

Yield rate refers to the percentage of product produced that actually reaches store shelves. The higher those yield rates, the better a company's gross margin on a product line is, all else being equal. Lower manufacturing costs should also help on the gross margin front, too.

Well-deserved optimism

Kuo is reportedly "positive on the demand for AirPods" and thinks that the higher-end model "could boost the replacement demand and attract new users." In other words, he thinks that an all-new design could get owners of current AirPods to upgrade while also getting people who were previously on the sidelines to finally jump in.

To that end, the analyst estimates that Apple will ship a total of 52 million AirPods in 2019 and between 75 million and 85 million units in 2020. For some perspective on the magnitude of those projected unit shipments, Kuo also expects the company to ship between 195 million and 200 million iPhone units in 2020. While AirPods carry substantially lower average selling prices than iPhones do, there's no denying that AirPods have truly been a runaway success for the company.

A smart segmentation strategy

There are two common ways to try to boost revenue for a given product line. The first is to drive unit shipment growth, and the second is to try to boost average selling prices by offering customers more value. In an ideal world, a company could experience both.

What Apple is reportedly planning to do here is smart. It's still set to produce the standard-priced models, but for customers that would find value in a new (presumably sleeker) design, Apple is planning a higher-priced product. Not every prospective AirPods buyer will go for the pricier model, but enough should that Apple should enjoy a material increase in AirPods' average selling prices.

That increase in average selling prices, in concert with the raw unit shipment growth that Kuo predicts, should help to accelerate the company's AirPods-related revenue growth rate.

Such average selling price growth can't go on forever, but given that today's AirPods sell for $159 ($199 with the wireless charging case), there's probably plenty of room to scale up over time. It wouldn't be surprising to see Apple, after segmenting the lineup into two grades of AirPods, add a third tier with still more advanced features and design in the coming years at an even higher price. There's certainly a price ceiling -- I'd imagine in the high $200s or low $300s range -- but Apple is still a ways off from bumping into it.

Investor takeaway

AirPods represent just one part (albeit a significant one) of the company's wearables, home, and accessories segment, which itself represented just 8.7% of the company's overall revenue last quarter. Significant growth in the AirPods product line isn't necessarily going to have a big impact on the company's overall financial performance in the near-term. But that growth will help the company enjoy an increasingly diversified revenue base over time -- something that could help bolster investor confidence in the business.

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Apple Isn't Done With AirPods for 2019 -- The Motley Fool

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( Apple NASDAQ:AAPL) updated its hugely popular AirPods wireless earbuds product line earlier this year to include a number of interesting features, like a next-generation wireless connectivity chip and the addition of an optional wireless charging case.

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