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I was ready to pull the trigger on the M1 MBP, but then Apple redirected my money when they announced the AirPods Max. Now I will have to save my nickels and dimes again.😁

Fair point, may be a good time to be an Apple owner, maybe not as fun to be an Apple Dev.

It's kinda funny you bring this up because my wife and I were just talking about how I still have and use my original 20 year old G3 iBook, G4 Mac Mini, G5 iMac 2009 MBP, 2016 MBP and now I have a 2019 MBP as well as stacks of ipads, ipods (including my old 3rd Gen, pre click wheel!) and iPhones. They all still work perfectly (well for their age) and that is why I can't bring myself to throw them out. I have been using macs/apple products for 20 years, and I have NEVER spent a single dollar on repairs. The only issues I have ever had have been with batteries (which dont last forever regardless of manufacturer) and when I walked into the ocean with my iPhone 3Gs in my pocket X). Even then, the only damage was a bad ear speaker, and I replaced that myself. I think more and more people are seeing the benefits of a dedicated software/hardware manufacturer in terms of reliability, and service. With the new ARM developments, it's a fun time to be an Apple owner.

With the change to ARM bases processors, won't this need to be addressed in the coming years anyway? Otherwise you will ultimately lose your entire Mac base at some point when they stop supporting rosetta 2 (in the creative space is a pretty sizable population). I know that is a number of years out, but might be worth thinking about for the long term.