The question is, are those existing product lines profitable now and in the future with the work done in the last 5 years? And if they take the foot off the gas now, how will their laptop business look like in ~3 years?
I've seen too many carrot on a stick situations fueled by continuous VC money, until the whole thing implodes to be 100% behind this without questions.
I hope this is one of the good examples where things work out.
They are not designing their own processors so they can't massively accelerate producing better laptops. Because of their philosophy they are constant on more models or doing to many changes to those laptop lines.
They are not really 'taking the foot of the gas', there simply isn't a great way for them to sell more of those product lines. Their industrial designers aren't gone make those lines profitable.
But yes, if their current laptop line isn't profitable, just adding new product lines likely isn't gone safe their business.
I've seen too many carrot on a stick situations fueled by continuous VC money, until the whole thing implodes to be 100% behind this without questions.
I hope this is one of the good examples where things work out.