What happened: In a Tuesday earnings call , Asus co-CEO S.Y. Hsu said Apple's low-cost MacBook will force the PC industry to respond.
Cross-source context: Ars Technica highlights apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside? Wired highlights at $599, the MacBook Neo is Apple’s first budget laptop. For the most part, Apple cut corners in the right places and made a MacBook its intended buyers... The Verge highlights the MacBook Neo is Apple’s newest, most affordable laptop. It punches way above similarly-priced laptops in terms of design, and the performance isn’t bad either.
What to watch next: movement around industry, macbook.

