You know what's the sad irony?
That these Apple products continue to offer a better user experience over the rest of the competition, despite the latter having better specs on paper.
Nobody is forcing you to buy a 16 gb iPhone if you know fully well that it won't be sufficient for you.
4 gb of ram on a smartphone evidently doesn't prevent carriers from loading their own bloatware onto them, from blocking software updates, or prevent performance from slowing down six months after use, or guarantee continued support from the parent company. It doesn't ensure silky smooth scrolling or entice developers to release their apps for Android first or exclusively. Nor does it foster a thriving ecosystem of accessories and peripherals.
Where's MagSafe, silky smooth trackpad scrolling and the ability to lift a laptop lid with one finger on Windows laptops? The shenanigans Windows 10 has been pulling so far makes an excellent case for one paying a premium so as not to have to deal with Windows whatsoever.
I know what I am paying for when I buy into the Apple ecosystem. They may have cost me more upfront, but have since more than paid for themselves in the form of greater productivity and fewer problems overall.
That's the premium experience I am getting. An integrated computing experience which just works right out of the box.
