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The whole point of Apple's pricing strategy over the past few years is that since they have a monopoly on storage/RAM upgrades, they can price base model comput
by ndiddy 2y ago
The whole point of Apple's pricing strategy over the past few years is that since they have a monopoly on storage/RAM upgrades, they can price base model computers at margins below what they'd normally be comfortable with, and then gouge users on the upgrade costs to claw back some of those margins. That's how they're able to charge $400 for an extra 16GB of RAM.
- kccqzy 2y agoI doubt it. In corporate environments I see so many base models being used. Most office workers do everything on SaaS web apps anyway; they only need sufficient RAM to run a browser and browser-based apps. Having small amount of storage is a feature not a bug, because it prevents employees from downloading too much company proprietary information onto their laptops.
- znpy 2y ago> they only need sufficient RAM to run a browser and browser-based apps. browser-bases apps are notoriously memory hogs, your point doesn't make much sense. the truth is that apple get away with cheating a lot on their OS as they swap aggressively and do very aggressive swap compression. the part about swapping aggressively is essentially overlooked by the entire industry: swapping to flash storage will wear it out faster, which is a huge issue when the flash chip is soldered and not replaceable. this will essentially create more e-waste (but they get to (happily) sell you a new laptop). so long for being green.
- aprilnya 2y agoSame with stuff like OneDrive and SharePoint. I do something similar with my personal laptops/PCs too — any actual files are in cloud storage[1], and mounted[2] so that they don't actually sync to the device, therefore not taking up space... Honestly it feels very freeing having your data just be in server(s) somewhere, not having to worry about moving it between devices, or having to copy it over if you need to format/get rid of the device, or forgetting to copy over a file you need to your phone when going out, etc... [1] Nextcloud rented from Hetzner https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share/ https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share/ [2] Nextcloud client has a feature called Virtual Files on Windows, and on Linux I just use the Nextcloud integration which uses WebDAV under the hood
- sunshowers 2y agoEveryone already knows this is what they do, they're just pointing out that it's abusive.
- usefulcat 2y agoAbusive is a stretch. If you don't like it.. you're free to not buy from them?
- ivanmontillam 2y agoYes, but it's perceived as abusive when two of the most feared devils come into play against you in a two-flanked attack: Network Effects and Vendor Lock-in. I feel cornered when my social circle all use iPhones and then they want to Airdrop me something and I just can't receive it. I'm an Android man, I cannot stand the blue pill Apple feels to me. Peer pressure is a serious threat, presented in the form of... abusive behaviour indeed.
- webdever 2y ago[flagged]
- wepple 2y agoThe first 3 break expectations or norms. Clearly labeled price and specs doesn’t.
- righthand 2y agoSo then the notch is abusive. I knew it.
- ed_mercer 2y agoThe same solution applies: don’t buy from them. Vote with your money.
- sunshowers 2y ago