Before the time of enshittification, the implicit understanding was that every new model would bring significant new benefits at the same price (or minor price increase).
Let’s give credit where credit is due: Apple’s ARM developments are fantastic. IMO, they’re back on track on the innovation front. The price, however, is still very Apple.
That’s called planned obsolescence. And it’s the reason PC is almost always a better deal. Do Mac users actually think that buying a whole new computer every 2-3 years is Mac doing them a favor?
Before the time of enshittification, the implicit understanding was that every new model would bring significant new benefits at the same price (or minor price increase).
New products were improvements and not oh look new shiny, gimme money or no shiny.
Let’s give credit where credit is due: Apple’s ARM developments are fantastic. IMO, they’re back on track on the innovation front. The price, however, is still very Apple.
That’s called planned obsolescence. And it’s the reason PC is almost always a better deal. Do Mac users actually think that buying a whole new computer every 2-3 years is Mac doing them a favor?