Where we can bring this analogy back to relevance is when you deal with ISPs that offer "up to X", but in reality, they're so (oversold/badly managed/other excu

Where we can bring this analogy back to relevance is when you deal with ISPs that offer "up to X", but in reality, they're so (oversold/badly managed/other excuse) that you will never reach that quoted speed in daily usage. Apple, here, has sold a machine that thermally throttles at idle, basically guaranteeing that its quoted clock speed will never be used, even under load.