Not so hot take: kvetching about how expensive the highest-end Apple products are is silly; a $6000 workstation is not aimed at a big audience. Kvetch about how expensive the lowest-end Apple products are.

@chipotle Thank you! This has always been the important point regarding this issue. The lack of well-supported cheaper Macs is the cause for questions, even if it does involve discussing the role of the iPad in those changes.

@chipotle Yeah totally! One of the pins on the map of Apple's apparent recent recommitment to the Mac.