[Michael Beacom[_4_]]

On 2019-12-24 03:00:11 +0000, Trevor said:

On 24/12/2019 6:18 am, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Phil W wrote:
The "problem" is, that Apple wants to apply crazy high prices for an SSD
(just like all other upgradable hardware parts) compared to other
manufacturers. If Apple could just get off their arrogant path of "our stuff
ist bettererererer, because it´s so much more expensive!111111" and make
more reasonable prices for hardware, it could be a little more fair for
everyone involved.

Apple charges it because people pay it.

Yep, they have always charged what they can get away with, and it seems
Apple tragic's will happily pay whatever they ask.



And on the PC desktop end of things, you have expensive hardware
and junk hardware and there is no middle ground there either.


Now that is just plain wrong. It's easy to buy a new generic PC from
about $500 to over $8k with every conceivable price point in between
well covered. Perhaps not from every single manufacturer, but you have
SO many to choose from, unlike Apple.

Well, not happily. My desk top Mac get changed every 8 or 9 years, and
my laptop is 12 years old. The SSD makes the Mac Book Pro far less
annoying.
The only reason I bought a new iMac this year was for video editing.

I bought an iPhone SE for half price after it was discontinued. Don't
see a need for tan Apple Watch.