Ok! Didn't know the 12-inch had passive cooling, ut must've been heavily affected by throttling
But last part is what I mean, of course you can buy a laptop with a fan, Apple are so kind to offer you that, but for a price that is next level.
Yeah, I completely understand you if you never do anything that pushes the CPU or GPU. Of course the laptop will be nice and cool
And no, that analogy is just silly. It's not like the laptop would cost 1000 bucks more or be twice the size if there was a small fan inside. A more precise analogy would be that you buy a "lightweight" motorcycle which can only be driven short distances since the manufacturer has made it "radiator free". It's a perfectly capable bike but since the manufacturer want you to pay for their more expensive bikes, they have decided to hamper it.
Sure, no argument there. Would they be unhappy if it had a fan?
It is not good design if heat lowers the performance of the device. Even the M1 Air throttled heavily under load, especially with high GPU usage. And it gets so hot that it is not comfortable to touch.
The performance hit is even bigger with the M2 and M3.