I am on that path as well, considering how filthy rich they are, the greed is not just unreasonable it's a complete fuck you to the customer. If it was just on

I am on that path as well, considering how filthy rich they are, the greed is not just unreasonable it's a complete fuck you to the customer. If it was just on the phone I wouldn't care as much (can get away with buying less often or second hand) but the reproduction of the models on the Macs is just inacceptable since everything is soldered. I wouldn't mind paying a bit of premium on RAM/storage but it is just a big "fuck you", because we can, at the moment. Considering how fast they are obsoleting older hardware (just because they can) it doesn't even make sense to pretend that you will recoup the cost over time (won't last twice as long as less expensive PC). And macOS is aging poorly, feeling the effects of neglect and doubling down on fully closed strategy. Apple doesn't have to care because they have new customers that don't care about any of that; it's mostly people that buy entry level hardware though, which is kind of hilarious when you think about their luxury strategy (mass market "luxury" is so dumb). Now, to be honest I have still some hopes left for the upcoming M4 devices (sales have slowed to a stop, so they have the signal) but still I'm doubt the pricing will make sense. It's just sad because Apple has more money than it knows what to do with productively, it's just a terribly managed company nowadays contrary to what the idiots who believe stock price is everything (imaginary value) like to think.