"There is little evidence that their dedication to professional machines is wavering on a systemic level." Right now you can't buy anything close to a top perf

"There is little evidence that their dedication to professional machines is wavering on a systemic level." Right now you can't buy anything close to a top performance desktop from them, at any price. You can argue the same for the laptops. It's clearly not a priority, and since you note it hasn't hurt their bottom line, I don't think a single refresh cycle is going to right the ship.