Still, the fact that Microsoft is going out of their way to support such older systems speaks of their commitment to value. Here's another explanation: MS has

Still, the fact that Microsoft is going out of their way to support such older systems speaks of their commitment to value. Here's another explanation: MS has a very, very large enterprise customer base. Maybe they're just keeping them happy, so that these customers redirect their capex to Windows 8 and Office 201X? Here's a counterpoint: if MS really cared about value, would their phones receive all Windows Phone updates? Because right now they don't. The choice is up to the carrier. Anyway, I can't find your thesis in #1. You bought a unibody MBP but the existence of rMBPs indicate that Apple doesn't care about your laptop anymore? There are many anecdotes that contradict your point, you can find them at /r/apple on Reddit. #2 is subjective. I find Windows 8 to be a significant step backwards for MS in terms of usability. YMMV. #3 is...yeah. It's what you get with Apple. They're bad at ergonomics. I won't defend this; the Magic Mouse is a usability disaster. Then again Win8 isn't exactly a pinnacle of usability.