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About time. This also applies to their older models such as M2 and M3 laptops.

In the U.S., the MacBook Air lineup continues to start at $999, so there is no price increase associated with the boost in RAM.

The M2 macbook air now starts at $1000 for 16GB RAM and 256GB storage. Limited storage aside, that's surprisingly competitive with most modern Windows laptops.

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[–] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 73 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Considering their industry-leader status, it's about 5-7 years too late.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I dunno if I'd even consider them an industry leader, unless you break down their ubiquity by industry category (in which they lead graphic design and maybe video editing, iirc). They lead phone sales in the US by a lot, but their overall desktop share is still relatively small (<10%), and their global footprint is buoyed only by iOS (which is still below Windows and Android).

I would say they're an innovator, and they push certain companies to innovate, but they don't really lead by that many metrics.

[–] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I meant leading as in "if Apple does something, others will too". That has been true for quite a long time now.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 5 days ago

And by that definition, I agree