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"Can we say analysts are dumb?" 

I have a 2012 MBPr and I am having difficulty deciding to upgrade since what I have is still fast and can run iTunes, Ashlar Vellum, Parallels, Windows 10 Pro, CAD, and Photos with everything running at once. Maybe wait one more year. 

Is it just me or is that getting close to Zune Brown

It certainly seems Apple is doing everything to ensure privacy for its customers in spite of government pressure to seek information without warrant 

lkrupp said:

More proof that the iPhone X is an overpriced POS. The OnePlus 6 is good enough at half the price. Benchmarks and GPU tests only matter when Apple is on the losing end, not when they are at the top. Then it’s just meaningless specs. Buy the OnePlus and be happy. Only stupid people buy Apple products. /s

Many other manufactures are just trying to stay above water and have terrible customer service so if there is a problem in many cases you are "sol". I remember my son getting a non Apple brand and at 14 months it was bricked from some bug, and the manufacturer said "warranty is over you want to buy another?" I don't know how many times I have heard Apple fixing family and friends equipment free of charge that has been out of warranty. People go back to Apple for lots of reasons, support, security, child friendly, excitement (in the past anyways), reliability, ease of use, .....etc.