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Microsoft lets Apple have the budget laptop market

September 27, 2026
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Microsoft has seen an affordable MacBook arrive, heard the inevitable question, and responded, in essence: it does not consider it necessary to launch a Surface to compete with it right now. That answer sounds strange when you remember that, for years, the promise of Windows was precisely to offer options for every budget

Microsoft has seen an affordable MacBook arrive, heard the inevitable question, and responded, in essence: it does not consider it necessary to launch a Surface to compete with it right now. That answer sounds strange when you remember that, for years, the promise of Windows was precisely to offer options for every budget. The trigger is the MacBook Neo. Apple unveiled it in March as its most affordable laptop, with an A18 Pro chip, a 13-inch display, an aluminum design, and a launch price of $599. Though that “launch price” deserves emphasis. Prices and configurations vary by market and over time, and the base model’s price has ended up rising in the United States. Even so, the strategic signal remains very strong.

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