> Sadly Apple seem hell bent on ripping us off.
Did you mean "Fortunately, Apple are laser-focused on maximizing shareholder value"?
Did you mean "Fortunately, Apple are laser-focused on maximizing shareholder value"?
They've lost several Mac purchases I would have otherwise made over the last decade, thanks solely to the unjustifiable cost of getting a reasonable amount of RAM for my needs.
Yet, as far as I know, Apple has no way of tracking those lost sales. They've never asked me, and I've never told them.
I know I'm not alone. I have a number of colleagues, friends, and family who've been ready to buy different types of Apple computers, but then opted not to once they see how much even a relatively small RAM upgrade will cost. Again, I doubt that Apple is aware of those lost sales.
I totally bought a MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon, fully knowing that I'm getting ripped off big time with added RAM and storage. Yet, it's still the least painful platform for me, and the hardware is really nice, even a few years on. In the end, I expect get a meaningful lifespan of 5+ years of daily use out of the machine. I wouldn't know any other laptop which could provide this kind of service life while constantly being a joy to work with.
Apple know that their user base consists of many people like myself, and milk them accordingly.
Every couple of years I take a good look at their machines and I always reach the same conclusion. Even though I could afford any specification of MBP, their upgrade pricing always feels like a rip-off and I don't enjoy feeling ripped off, so I buy something else.