When I bought my first one, 2011, I bought it for: - clean UI w/ UNIX cli (it just works) - it allows you to run anything (osx, Windows, nix in VM) - iOS dev

When I bought my first one, 2011, I bought it for: - clean UI w/ UNIX cli (it just works) - it allows you to run anything (osx, Windows, nix in VM) - iOS development - support for non-Windows apps (Garage Band, Logic [which I never ended up trying], etc) - easily up-gradable hardware (hard drive(s), ram) - many ports so you can utilize the pro-ness of it w/o a dock or another extension (my micro-sd card is about as large as my ssd) So half of the reasons I bought are no longer present or not really applicable because equal or better apps are now on Windows. I get it, they want to add all these cool features, but based on the rumors I have heard (and their 'updates' since 2011) the 'Pro' Macook is getting less Pro with each release. Thankfully, my laptop has held up quite well and I primarily use it for dev, so I'm hoping it will hold up for sometime so I can continue working on it...but I don't see the advantage of paying $1000s for what amounts to a more powerful 12-in Macbook. Better to buy a mini (specifically for iOS dev) and a laptop that isn't a beefed up consumption device.