Appalling but I can't really fault them for responding to overwhelming incentives. Apple already gave their customers a chance to be treated like tool-using hum

Appalling but I can't really fault them for responding to overwhelming incentives. Apple already gave their customers a chance to be treated like tool-using human beings, and the result was a decade of barely moving enough boutique desktops to keep their lights on. Now they basically emboss "suck it, consumer" along the rounded corners, and they're swimming in money. This move is an indictment of the people who demonstrably want to be treated like this, so when they get screwed by stuff their vendor chose not to let them do, make sure they realize it's their fault for opting in. Unlike Microsoft, Apple never conspired to keep competitors out of the market.