The merging of RAM and VRAM has made Macs particularly useful for running models locally and they were the first to do it, which isn't Apple's typical MO. Also,

The merging of RAM and VRAM has made Macs particularly useful for running models locally and they were the first to do it, which isn't Apple's typical MO. Also, Apple's policy of not rolling out products until they are ready has already proven to be the right approach (see Google's disastrous Gemini releases or the negative responses to Microsoft's Lookback and Copilot announcements).