I got 8 GB of RAM with a ~€900 laptop back in 2012. 8 GB were a lot back then, but not an immense amount. How the heck does Apple justify selling 8 GB RAM lapto

I got 8 GB of RAM with a ~€900 laptop back in 2012. 8 GB were a lot back then, but not an immense amount. How the heck does Apple justify selling 8 GB RAM laptops in 2023? My two years old phone has that amount of RAM. This is clearly a way to make their products look cheaper than they are.