Ask anyone who was dumb/poor enough to buy a Fusion Drive or 1TB HD -based iMac (Intel) how that eventually worked out for them. So, it's all OK NOW… but let's come back in 3 years and see what the general feeling on those models is. And what those customers (especially the ones who struggled to afford those entry MacBooks) think then.While I agree with you on principle, I disagree on the issue of the read/write-gate. It's completely a theoretical issue that people with no noticeable difference for over 95% of users. It has been blown way out of proportion on forums like this.
Make you a deal: in three years, you agree to use a 8/256 M2 Air for 2 more years. If you do that, I'll retract my statement and agree with you.