Its seems less on the software side, but more of a hardware reparability and cost issue.
For the iphone 16, going from 128GB to 512GB is $200.
The new Mac mini is asking for $200 for 8GB extra of ram, and $800 for 2TB of (non-removable, encrypted) storage (the base model is only $600). For an extra $1200 you can upgrade the Mac mini to have 32GB RAM, 2TB of Storage and 10GB ethernet.
For reference a good Samsung top of line 2tb nvme drive is about $200. And most 32gb ddr5 kits are about $100.
So instead of $300, you pay $1100.
On the software front, they are more stable.
If you jumped from a 2014 iPhone to a 2024 iPhone (and iOS), it’d be similar enough you wouldn’t feel you’re on a brand new OS.
Good luck trying that with android (or even windows to some extent).
Oh yeah I always forget people still cry about that. I’m a big fan of the unified experience that the software and hardware bring together, and that experience hasn’t been poor for me.
Its seems less on the software side, but more of a hardware reparability and cost issue.
For the iphone 16, going from 128GB to 512GB is $200.
The new Mac mini is asking for $200 for 8GB extra of ram, and $800 for 2TB of (non-removable, encrypted) storage (the base model is only $600). For an extra $1200 you can upgrade the Mac mini to have 32GB RAM, 2TB of Storage and 10GB ethernet.
For reference a good Samsung top of line 2tb nvme drive is about $200. And most 32gb ddr5 kits are about $100. So instead of $300, you pay $1100.
On the software front, they are more stable. If you jumped from a 2014 iPhone to a 2024 iPhone (and iOS), it’d be similar enough you wouldn’t feel you’re on a brand new OS.
Good luck trying that with android (or even windows to some extent).
Oh yeah I always forget people still cry about that. I’m a big fan of the unified experience that the software and hardware bring together, and that experience hasn’t been poor for me.
I agree, the unified experience is really good.
Its just their prices are highway robbery.