Not contesting your point in any way, but 128MB 72-pin SIMMs exist. Not sure how common it was back in the day, though, and support on the motherboard side is questionable. I know it exists because I had (and still have) one in my Mac Performa 630 (68040).

The threat of the Neo is not just Apple entering the sub $1000 market this year. It is in the next few years as Apple applies more pressure for them to innovate in that segment. Right now they can compete with Apple on pricing and some technical specs. However where they cannot compete is offering aluminum cases in multiple colors for a few years. Adding a multicolor aluminum case process to that segment would stress any small profits.

And you are asserting as to what Apple might do in the future based on what someone wrote on the Interwebs. Apple could make all the A18 Pros with 5 cores they want as long as TSMC has capacity. If TSMC simply does not have capacity, is that that your definition of "artificial"?

And who is artificially limiting capacity again? The author is speculating as to what Apple will do in the future should they sell out all Neos. Apple could manufacture A18 Pros with 5 GPU cores as long as TSMC has capacity for them to make the chip.

By definition, that is a limited edition. It is not a "rare" or "collectible" edition. The NES Classic was also a limited edition that sold several million copies.

Then go ahead if that is what you want. At this point, you will never buy a Mac and cannot see why someone would buy one.

What he probably means is eBay listings will have detailed technical descriptions. The webpages on laptops can be highly produced with artistic photos and flowery ad copy but lacking in details. Or worse a manufacturer makes multiple models with the same model name but significant differences. Trying to find technical specs may take the user to the wrong page. For example, I think Dell and Lenovo use the same name but one version uses AMD and one version uses Intel. Or even a Qualcomm chip. The eBay listing has to be accurate as a reputable seller has to eat a return because they listed the wrong CPU.

That depends on your pain sensitivity. At work, they upgraded our machines from 10 to 11. Even though our version is customized to remove the ads, there are still pain points. For example, coming out of sleep does not seem like a major difference until you have to do something immediately like open Outlook calendar to see the details of your next meetings. In 10 it was responsive. It takes a full minute before Outlook responds to a basic function. Something is definitely clunky with the File Explorer as it seems slow to respond to opening folders on my machine not just network folders. I cannot imagine what home users have to deal with.

Yes because the Neo is heavily marketed to professional photographers . . . oh wait, no. It is to be a general purpose laptop. People can use Photoshop if they want to use that much disk space. That's like complaining my Honda Civic cannot carry a pallet of bricks weighing a ton. How dare Honda design my Civic that way!

If only made a MacBook model that is designed for professional photographers and video editors . . . maybe they should call such a model, the "Pro" or something like that. Or a less capable model for less that is in between a Pro and a Neo. . .

Yes because every advertisement I see from Apple is how the Neo is the next greatest gaming laptop . . . oh wait, no.. Again my Honda Civic still cannot carry a ton of bricks. Who is responsible for that?!!

More than likely next year's Neo would be using the A19. Hopefully they use the A19 Pro which has 12GB RAM. We will have to see.

The problem is that is writer's description of the issue. Apple may not consider it a "dilemma". Apple is selling off their binned A18 Pro chips that they could not sell before. Yes, Apple would like to sell as many Neos as they can but given the current state of computer manufacturing, adjusting to supply chain constraints is not easy. However, I suspect the alternative for Apple would have been to release a new Apple TV with A18 Pro. After all, the current model uses the A15 which was probably binned chips too and that supply might be running low by now.

Google RCS is a proprietary superset ONLY implemented by Google not the GSMA.

The problem again which you fail to recognize is the fallback is to MMS as Google RCS was a proprietary extension to RCS.

You are using the same misleading statements as Google. Google has control over Google RCS. Rather than call their protocol something different Googler "RCS" meaning both GSMA RCS and Google RCS al the time.

Please show me in the GSMA RCS 2.0 specification how the carriers are supposed to handle Google RCS again? Oh wait, it does not because Google RCS is not RCS.

Google RCS is not RCS. That was the problem. It is a proprietary extension to RCS. The "degrade" you are talking about is when the default behavior of messages: Fallback to MMS.

Again. Google RCS is not RCS. Proprietary extension is what Google RCS was.

Well that is a bold faced lie. If Google uses a proprietary extensions on Android that is not a standard, why would you expect Apple to use that standard? You are also aware that I send photos and videos to Android users all the time right? The problem is the fallback technology is MMS which is over 20 years old.

Er what? You do know that Apple "worked around" that by employing capacitive multi-touch technology, right? They bought a company specifically for the patents and tech. Also you do know that Apple worked with Corning to make a type of glass that was rugged, thin, and strong enough for phones. Corning had been experimenting with Gorilla Glass for decades for other applications. Now Gorilla Glass is used in phones and laptops.

There have been alternatives as Blackberry existed after the iPhone was introduced for example some phone had sliding keyboards. No one wants them as the UI experience is lacking.