They don't seem to be arguing a lot about performance in the article. The main complaint seems to be that the hardware released in the past few years has had s

They don't seem to be arguing a lot about performance in the article. The main complaint seems to be that the hardware released in the past few years has had significant flaws that haven't been addressed and the rest of their lineup hasn't been updated at all. When a 4 year old computer breaks they're either paying full price for hardware that's years old or buying into flawed hardware. A lot of these big changes have v1 compromises (higher failure rate in keyboards, fewer USB-C ports, etc). The expectation is that these are fixed in v2. Years later USB-C is still quite hard to find, way more expensive, and many of their laptops only have 1 port that has to be used for charging (and wireless tech hasn't reduced the need enough). The keyboards still have problems and a high failure rate. Apple seems to either be dragging out v2 for too many years or just skipping it and coming out with a new v1 (like the Mac Pro).