There's no plausible way to "drive people" from a $700 computer to a $3000 computer. They're entirely different classes of buyer. You’re thinking consumers, no

There's no plausible way to "drive people" from a $700 computer to a $3000 computer. They're entirely different classes of buyer. You’re thinking consumers, not businesses. Businesses or professionals will buy the tool they need to fulfill their use cases. The Mac Mini was an ideal developer workstation. So your choice was, buy the more expensive model or find some other business to be in.