Apple is scamming you, and you alone. Purposefully-targeted spite, denying you rich satisfaction of value. The rest of us are entirely unaffected.
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Apple is scamming us?
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It’s getting a bit exhausting with one poster constantly posing ridiculous questions based on no facts or any evidence. Just feelings and personal takes.
OP, you should start a blog about tech maybe?
I'm glad these posts remain. Because the comments set the record straight. Good to see significant pushback against this ridiculousness -- which happens with every single product launch. If Apple were giving it away, someone would still write, "scam."
Yeah even if they didn't add the fine print, it isn't really a scam unless its 100% the same product to the M1, which it isn't!
When did you decide Apple was scamming us? (You specifically.) You've made the choice to purchase Apple products. As technology gets better and more advanced, of course prices will rise. Assuming you drive, do you have the same idiotic theory about cars? I dare you to contact Apple with this "complaint". I would love to hear their response.
In Canada specifically, the dollar is much weaker against the US dollar when the M4 came vs when the M1 did. You’re leaving out a lot of important details in your thought process.
Really, I think the screen is pretty damn good at this price
The scam is someone saying "why didn't they compare it to this device" and then saying "ok they didn't have those specs for that device but..."
while
This year's horse is faster than last year's horse
because a old horse is not a fast as a new horse ofcouse
And this one'll soar 'til his chip is hoarse
You’ll never hear of a slower horse?
Go right to the source and ask the horse
He'll give you the answer that ’ll will only endorse
“Mchips are always on a steady course!”
Says Mr. Tims!
I had to: "A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course." That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed.
Some people also wanted nano texture option but ok if it’s not the screen it can something else like ports or battery improvements
I think that's true!
Just for kicks: Apple sold (according to IDG) 22,000,000 Macs last year. Let's say 1/2 the worldwide developer population (28M) is MacOS (/2 = 14M) and 1/3 of those bought a new computer (/3 = 4.6M). Now let's assume a full 1/2 of those (/2 = 2.3M) would notice a difference day to day (I think this is high). Let's double that to account for the miscellaneous others (media creators, researchers, and the like) who might also notice. Rounding up to be generous that's 5M of the 22M sold or 23%. That's certainly not "most" and I think I'm being very generous with the numbers.
Though I only put 8 GB in mine, so what do I know? (Except that I've lopped that memory in half for containers, regularly drive the memory pressure into the red, and still biggish compilations take less than the amount of time it takes to refill my coffee. Long gone are the days I could make a fresh pot before the compilation finishes...)
But this is just back of the envelope assumptions (except for the starting numbers). As ChrisA suggested, it's the wetware that's slow, modulo some small percentage of use cases.
Is Apple scamming you? No, not at all
Is Apple taking money from you? Of course and their marketing will do all it can to make you want the latest and greatest, even if you don’t really need it.
Is Apple taking money from you? Of course and their marketing will do all it can to make you want the latest and greatest, even if you don’t really need it.
Yes. Apple is scamming you.
You should try Microsoft Windows instead.
You should try Microsoft Windows instead.
What ports do you want to see? The Air has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, 3.5mm out, and MagSafe 3. For a thin and light I think that is just fine.
Battery life, according to Apple, is the same as the M3 Air which is the same as the M2 Air which is the same as the M1 Air. 18 hours. Battery life is also going to depend on physical space plus hardware efficiency. My 2020 M1 MacBook Pro on paper has better battery life than the M4 Air, 20 hours versus 18. The M1 MBP is also thicker leaving room for a larger battery.
It sounds like you are expecting a redesign of the MacBook Air. The thing is though that the product already had a redesign with the M2. We're probably going to have this design for another couple of years.
I wanted another thunderbolt port... it can help if I want to charge it from the left in some places... + I had the m1 MacBook Air and 18h of battery is never 18... If I do some Xcode projects it will last some hours... not the full day.
Ps : some friends are using MacBook Air and Xcode... so better battery would be great since they might not be able to get the pro
Apple compared a higher tier M4Air against a higher tier M1Air both in a similar price bracket when factoring in inflation and exchange rates, yeah that is a "scam" for those people pandering either buying an M4 now or traveling back in time to buy an M1 in 2020!!
Reality is that these comparisons are targeted at people who have an older device (like the M1) and arr considering an upgrade.
Yes they will have to find out what that new config cost and yes the used value of that old device will only be a fraction of that.
Reality is that these comparisons are targeted at people who have an older device (like the M1) and arr considering an upgrade.
Yes they will have to find out what that new config cost and yes the used value of that old device will only be a fraction of that.