Apple helped kill netbooks. Will it bring them back?
TL;DR
Apple is rumored to be developing a low-cost MacBook priced around $599, featuring a smaller design with an iPhone processor and a new aesthetic, marking a shift from its premium focus.
Rumor has it, Apple is working on a low-cost MacBook. And not "low-cost for a Mac," but a proper cheap laptop, possibly as low as $599. For a company that traditionally targets the more premium end of the market, this would be something of an about-face.
Of course, Apple takes great pride in its design and aesthetics. So the company isn't going to simply take the innards of a MacBook Air, slap them in a cheap plastic case, and call it a day. Instead, Apple is supposedly building a smaller laptop, with a lower-resolution screen and an "entirely new design" around an iPhone processor.
That chip could be some version of the A19 found in the …