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> But then don't let people pay for expensive upgrades that have no performance benefit. The number of people who want performance stats, or at least think they need, far outnumber the amount of people who need performance. It makes absolute sense to sell these lemons, even though it is unethical.
> or at least think they need, Irrelevant. If you pay premium for performance expecting to get the level of performance you've paid for then you better get what you've paid for. Otherwise we're dealing with something very similar to consumer fraud covered with a thin paternalist veil of "corporation knows best".
That makes no sense. "Premium" strictly means "at a higher cost." You can't possibly get what you have paid for with premium products, because some of your money has been spent purchasing the premium.
Regardless of sour reviews such as this one, most people will continue to buy Apple products because Apple sales have managed to transcend the quality of their products. Apple will continue to push the boundaries of what is acceptable and people will continue to buy their products, defend them and praise them - no different from the past decade.
The fault lies squarely with consumers. Apple is just doing what they are being asked to do: flatter things, bigger numbers, higher prices.