The last Intel Macs were mind-numbingly expensive - my i9 MBP16 in 2020 was around £4.5K I think - and I would be seriously irritated at not being able to sweat this particular asset, or even sell it on. At least it still boots Windows. Still a good machine, the Touch Bar is a Power user’s dream.
Apple might well have reduced their turnover by making the M1 series too good to need replacing on the same timeframes as the Intel machines - either way, what’s the point of making hardware built to last without the software?
I would say I'm a "power user" and the Touch Bar was the most anti "power user" move Apple has ever made. The first iterations with no physical escape key were atrocious. Then they gave in and brought back the escape key while still keeping the Touch Bar. I've had it on about a half dozen work machines at this point and I'm so sick of it you couldn't pay me to own one as a personal machine. I'm so glad it's finally going away and you can get machines without. The Touch Bar is a prime example of a solution in search of a problem.
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The last Intel Macs were mind-numbingly expensive - my i9 MBP16 in 2020 was around £4.5K I think - and I would be seriously irritated at not being able to sweat this particular asset, or even sell it on. At least it still boots Windows. Still a good machine, the Touch Bar is a Power user’s dream.
Apple might well have reduced their turnover by making the M1 series too good to need replacing on the same timeframes as the Intel machines - either way, what’s the point of making hardware built to last without the software?
I would say I'm a "power user" and the Touch Bar was the most anti "power user" move Apple has ever made. The first iterations with no physical escape key were atrocious. Then they gave in and brought back the escape key while still keeping the Touch Bar. I've had it on about a half dozen work machines at this point and I'm so sick of it you couldn't pay me to own one as a personal machine. I'm so glad it's finally going away and you can get machines without. The Touch Bar is a prime example of a solution in search of a problem.