You are absolutely right, with one key alteration: There is no point for you in what Apple's doing. As you've identified, you're not the target market for their

You are absolutely right, with one key alteration: There is no point for you in what Apple's doing. As you've identified, you're not the target market for their products. There is, however, a point for others, who have different priorities and compromises than you. M1 is not a decision point for their consumer base, because most people don't care what CPU architecture is inside their laptop. However, M1 notably improves the decision points that do matter to their customer base: weight, noise, and battery capacity for each customer's workload. This comes at the cost of macOS and the restrictions inherent in it. If that cost is acceptable, then the benefits are significant. If that cost is unacceptable, then the benefits are irrelevant. As you indicate, that cost isn't acceptable to you, and you do not indicate interest in any of the other benefits of their platform, which specifically exclude Windows, Linux, and PC gaming. This leaves me unable to determine why you're participating in this discussion. So, then; why does the topic of 'M1 MAX' matter to you at all? I'm happy to continue discussing, but without that information, there's not a lot left to say.