Seems like most RAM modules for 256GB of DDR4 ECC RAM goes for about US $4400+ on Amazon. That's for a relatively no name brand. So I guess $5200 isn't THAT bad. Still an $800 premium. At least you can upgrade them yourself when you feel the need.
They seemed to have lowered the SSD storage prices on the MBP's, but they are still ridiculously expensive.
It's a real shame they are still offering the 5400RPM hard drives on base models for the regular iMac's. That's just being cheap. Just use SSD's for everything.
If Apple wants to move to being a Services company they have to change their strategy with hardware. Before they could get away with charging higher prices for hardware and giving the software away for free and charging minimally for services. When you change that, you need more volume customers. That means reducing the prices of your hardware so you get more potential subscribers. Also porting your services to other platforms would help immensely. You can't have an expensive walled garden and price gouge your faithful customers. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Something has to give. The old model won't work, especially when the hardware isn't as innovative and the competition has caught up.
Mine runs on gasoline.
