But Joel Hruska ignores the fact that Byford's original article was not about technology: "But there’s no excuse for selling four-year-old hardware for $1,099.

But Joel Hruska ignores the fact that Byford's original article was not about technology: "But there’s no excuse for selling four-year-old hardware for $1,099. (Yes, Apple charitably dropped the price by one hundred whole dollars two years ago.) The 2012 MacBook Pro still runs okay today, but not that okay." Furthermore, despite Joels claim the PC industry has done great improvements in the last 2-3 years: we now have significantly better graphics, battery life and security in addition to touch support and all that in low and mid-end segments.