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Along with their pricing still being laughable high. The "Mac tax" is more than a running joke.

Mac hardware is still "good" but I think that it's plateaued and it's less of a differentiator than it used to be, paricularly considering its price.

If the definition of "good" is MagSafe, full-size USB, and HDMI, then I agree completely. It was for those reasons that I recommended a friend to buy a refurbished 2015-model MacBook Pro instead of the touch bar version.

The neglect of user needs in the hardware department doesn't totally explain the software shift, though.

> If the definition of "good" is MagSafe, full-size USB, and HDMI, then I agree completely

Also a decent range of graphics options, as well as large RAM options. I don't feel any of the current 'pro' level hardware offerings come anywhere near the requirements of a professional, at least in terms of costs when compared to other options from smaller vendors.