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Posted: **Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:01 pm**

John Didato
New York, NY

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Question 9- Reboot
When the 2013 Mac Pro was announced, news outlets reported that it was the first Apple computer since the '90s to be billed as what?
A. Cheaper than $1,000 B. Made in the U.S.A.
C. 100-percent recyclable D. Virus-proof

ATA

John verbally ruled out D since that is hard to make any computer virus-proof
He said there are issues with computer parts being non-recyclable today.
He said it is hard to make it cheaper than $1K but he was leaning towards that
Made in the USA? Would be great but there are a lot of components to a computer

A. 30% B. 41%
C. 20% D. 9%

Cedric asked if that helped him much? Not really
Repeated that made in the USA is hard to believe
Either go with his gut or go with the audience, but the audience was split.
Guess: A, Final Answer

Answer and value

B. Made in the U.S.A.
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation $1000

no break

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:14 pm**

bumping this up

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:43 pm**

The first ones rolled off the line today in Austin. So when the question was asked, it would have been more accurate to use the future tense than the past tense.
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/ ... n-a/ncN3M/

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:24 pm**

Question 9- Reboot
When the 2013 Mac Pro was announced, news outlets reported that it was the first Apple computer since the '90s to be billed as what?
A. Cheaper than $1,000 B. Made in the U.S.A.
C. 100-percent recyclable D. Virus-proof

ATA
John verbally ruled out D since that is hard to make any computer virus-proof
He said there are issues with computer parts being non-recyclable today.
He said it is hard to make it cheaper than $1K but he was leaning towards that
Made in the USA? Would be great but there are a lot of components to a computer

A. 30% B. 41%
C. 20% D. 9%

Cedric asked if that helped him much? Not really
Repeated that made in the USA is hard to believe
Either go with his gut or go with the audience, but the audience was split.
Guess: A, Final Answer

Answer and value
B. Made in the U.S.A.
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation $1000

I've used all my lifelines. Sayonara.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:46 am**

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:John Didato
New York, NY

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9- Reboot
When the 2013 Mac Pro was announced, news outlets reported that it was the first Apple computer since the '90s to be billed as what?
A. Cheaper than $1,000 B. Made in the U.S.A.
C. 100-percent recyclable D. Virus-proof
ATA
John verbally ruled out D since that is hard to make any computer virus-proof
He said there are issues with computer parts being non-recyclable today.
He said it is hard to make it cheaper than $1K but he was leaning towards that
Made in the USA? Would be great but there are a lot of components to a computer

A. 30% B. 41%
C. 20% D. 9%

Cedric asked if that helped him much? Not really
Repeated that made in the USA is hard to believe
Either go with his gut or go with the audience, but the audience was split.
Guess: A, Final Answer

Answer and value
B. Made in the U.S.A.
Value: not revealed
Bank: Consolation $1000

I still have a JTQ and my ATA, but I think I can reason this one out. I can eliminate A and D right away. I don't think any computer can be completely recycled, so that only leaves B.

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