Stating that tech companies are firing workers despite of record profits, and apple holding back bonuses are no more anecdotal than you saying apple bases its pricing decision on previous sales, if anything, its less anecdotal as its well documented in the press via. press statements and such from said companies regarding redundancies.
The only slightly anecdotal about the comment you replied to, was the aspect about the cost of living crisis. With that said though, to an impartial reader, it feels a fair amount of evidence exists in the public space to support the hypothesis that many countries face a cost of living crisis, and some might even argue this is more factual than just assuming the main factor apple considerings in its pricing strategy is volume sold of the past generation. I seen less evidence to suppose that statement in the public space, than any of the stuff you wrote off as anecdotal.