Asus CEO says the MacBook Neo is pretty great

Apple’s budget-focused MacBook Neo, which starts at just $600, is getting a lot of attention. While it makes some compromises with a low-power iPhone processor and just 8GB of RAM, it’s come out just as laptop prices are soaring. Even Asus is impressed. One of its co-CEOs called the laptop “a shock to the entire industry.”

According to a machine translation of the latest Asus earnings call, co-CEO S.Y. Hsu said that Apple’s move into budget-friendly territory is a threat. “In fact, in the entire PC ecosystem...