People talk about still using PCs that are 4 or 5 years old. Either those were computers that were just as expensive as a similar Mac, or they were self built, and then still not cheap. I’ve never owned a Mac for less than 5 years. Back in the days of 10.1, 10.2, etc, each version actually made my Pismo laptop seem faster. They actually improved their code. Now Apple is doing what all manufacturers do, they focus on the latest new feature designed into the new hardware design from Intel or Arm. Silicon gets cheaper and cheaper, why spend a cent on making anything run better on older hardware. They are also bumping up against physical limits of what people need. I don’t want a phablet, so don’t make the screen bigger. I don’t want my phone to fold in half, unless it folds back without a scratch or crease, so it can’t get much thinner. Screen resolution is getting better than my eyes. Imagine if they chose a form factor and stuck with it, then sold upgraded internals… they claim to be concerned with the environment, but just saying that everything is glass and metal and mercury free doesn’t make it more green than making something that can be upgraded. And they could probably make MORE money faster on upgrades.
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