You wrote a diatribe that speaks to something that no one said or even implied. Where did I even imply that I need a $5000 monitor to write code? I honestly do

You wrote a diatribe that speaks to something that no one said or even implied. Where did I even imply that I need a $5000 monitor to write code? I honestly don't buy that my comment gave you the impression that, if I'm not sitting in front of an XDR, I just what? Cross my arms and refuse to code? My point is that the XDR was a good value for me. I wanted a screen with extremely high text clarity, there weren't many options in it's league, so I bought it once and enjoyed it almost every single day afterwards. People spend $5,000 in ways a hell of a lot worse than "tool that I use my entire workday"... - Honestly this feels like a strawman argument being used to buttress a not-very-strong argument against a company which, again, has produced multiple items that were easily the best value in mobile computing at launch. The iPhone SE 3rd Gen is faster than unreleased phones and costs $425. Sure you can hop on Amazon and get a $100 phone that's going to stop getting security updates before you can sneeze, but if your goal is phone that will keep being updated, with great battery life, and one of the largest markets for replacement parts, it's an incredible value. Apple has just killed it with vertical integration. Their margins on that iPhone SE are probably insane, yet as a user you're still getting something faster than $1000 competitors that will be longer-lived to boot. Trying to wave their margins as proof they're just screwing everyone over just shows a complete lack of understanding for how their competitors operate.