If the MBPs available don’t seem worthwhile to you, no need to get upset about it, just don’t buy one.
I'm far less accepting of a 100% price premium while I watch the advantages which caused me to love Apple have been diminished. Seemingly every move in the pro line over the last several years have been to take away things that matter to me (replaceable parts, good keyboard, physical keys).
The only smartphones we’re allowed to use are iPhones that are enrolled into our enterprise program.
I can’t tell you if that means Apple tracks you less than Lenovo or Microsoft, but you can be pretty sure that someone is tracking you if you use unmodified hardware/software.