Frankly, a $300 Chromebook serves that "usability / obscurity" niche for 95% of those users for 1/5 the price.

You don't need a $1200 laptop to browse the internet safely.

This is a part of the "price blindness" of pro Apple users who are unwilling to consider the sub $1000 market, and seek to rationalize the value of what is fairly the worlds most expensive mass produced luxury laptop.

Wanting a Mac is fine, but pretending it's a cost-conscious decision that returns great value for the average internet browser is pretty ridiculous IMO.

What does a $1200 macbook do that a $500 iPad can't for the average user?