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Given inflation since M1 MBA'20 launch is around 10% (depending on your country of residence), we could say the old MBA has a price drop (of $100) in real terms, but the new M2 MBA'22 is still more expensive for what is an expected generational refresh. Perhaps Apple is factoring in future inflation, and perhaps costs are up due to China issues.

Perhaps with the brighter screen (but still only 60Hz), magsafe, and 10%-20% CPU performance increase, and slightly better GPU, it is worth that extra $100.

Needed three tables, one for the $1299, one for the $1499 and one for the $1799 (which is the only one worth buying).

ricomadiko said:

dk49 said:

They didn't mention how much this kit will cost to the developers. Or is it just free for developers..😅

And "as part of the program, you’ll have limited access to a Developer Transition Kit (DTK), which will be shipped to you, for developing and testing your Universal apps. The DTK is owned by Apple and must be returned."

That's a real shame it has to be returned.

OTOH these will be like gold dust but priced like platinum ingots in 10 to 20 years time!

I suspect the first ARM Mac will be the Mac Mini, maybe based around the next iPad SoC rather than the eventual full Mac SoC.

sbdude said:

Everyone that "hopes he wins" has forgotten (or doesn't know) the phrase "caveat emptor", or "buyer beware". Just because you click through the user agreement without reading it doesn't mean you're not bound to it. Ignorance is not a defense of the law ("sorry officer, I didn't know I wasn't supposed to turn left across that line").

In many places, unreasonable or unfair terms and conditions (or complex, difficult to understand, too long even) are unlawful, and will be knocked back by courts, in favour of the consumer.

Sorry if consumers don't have that right in the USA. Maybe you should fight for them, but judging from the comments on this thread so far, I don't think many will - until it happens to them personally.

I think that terminating an apple id without any reason given is really poor, and not on when that apple id is used for basic device functionality, never mind also being used for purchases (whether it's $25 or $25000) for the right to indefinitely access content.

It is clear consumer protection laws around these online services are really weak and do not protect the consumer at all.

A (possibly minor) breach in one area should not lead to a permanent ban somewhere else, and it shouldn't result in physical devices you bought operating less efficiently.

So it's clear Apple needs to set up some firewalls around it's AppleID program, so that they can block specific aspects of functionality, but not others.