How a MacBook Neo bought for a high school student is worth $50k to Apple<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>One of the biggest mysteries ahead of the <a href="
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hoped for that lower-end figure, experienced <a href="
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expecting it.</p>
<p>Reaction to the price was universally positive, all the more so as it breaks the $500 barrier for education users. School and college students can buy the machine for just $499 …</p>
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How a MacBook Neo bought for a high school student is worth $50k to Apple