Yeah, but we were a bit spoiled for the past 6 years where Apple was actually very competitive on price in the $1k - $1500 range. Apple was no longer behind in CPU / RAM generosity, and when other vendors tried to match them on build quality, they would fall short somewhere usually with a shitty track pad or battery life.
This is a beautiful summation of what was expected. They may have been a -><- tiny bit behind on some aspects, but all in all they made up for it with the trackpad, magsafe, and other goodies.
