closed system - I don't get it! Why!

[MaxxTraxx]

stupidest reasoning i've ever read. i think you need to find out what 'for the masses' actually means.

Mass: "A large but nonspecific amount or number."

Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/masses


If it wasn't intended to be sold to the general public at large, they wouldn't put it on sale as such.

 

[takeshi74]

The new Retina systems are closed, no ram or SSD upgrades; Why.

Dead horse. Don't see the point? Move on and buy whatever suits your needs/wants. It's not the responsibility of others to make you see the point which is a subjective matter to begin with.

In my mind

Here's your big clue in what you yourself wrote. Consider: you != everyone.

except the RMBP is not 'for the masses' and the price point clearly demonstrates this.

It's a mass produced product. It's for the mass of consumers that buy it. Always consider the context. rMBP customers may be a minority of the overall laptop market but there's still a significant enough quantity of them to mass produce the rMBP. There are still enough people that don't upgrade that "the masses don't upgrade anyway" is still a valid statement. Feel free to pick nits if you want but you're just tilting at a random windmill.

stupidest reasoning i've ever read. i think you need to find out what 'for the masses' actually means.

Be careful tossing the stupid label when you clearly don't understand what mass means. It can and does vary by context.