Why not 64GB? Why not 128GB of server class ram and 16TB SSD drives? Why not let us configure whatever insane arrangement we want at this point and make it whatever ungodly price Apple wants? You know we would pay for it...
Trying to build one product that satisfies everyone's needs will inevitably end up with a product that satisfies nobody.
Me: "So why are you getting rid of this machine?"
Craig: "Well.. I just wanted it to browse Facebook and my phone does that." (16Gb i7 2015 for a web-browser)
Those who have been around long enough know no huge company, Apple included, is innocent of releasing sub-optimal products from time to time. I have personally bought and returned two 15" 2016 MBP's (one had an actual keyboard defect whereby one of the keys became temporarily stuck in the down position) and do plan on buying Apple products in the future on the expectation that any current shortcomings will be addressed in reasonable time.
Apple is a solid company and they are not going anywhere. The question is, where will the users head? As an established geezer, I'll probably be using what we know of as 'laptops' for the next 5 years, at least.
> no huge company, Apple included, is innocent of releasing sub-optimal products
This is usually solved by having competition, but doesn't work if you care about the OS. Same for phones. It's a new-ish problem with no solution so far.
What price are we talking about for such a machine? $15,000+? Because it's likely you'd need new tooling for a bigger unibody, and that's just the start.
And it isn't like there's no alternatives, like just using a desktop, or connecting to a more powerful server from a less powerful laptop to do work.