They’ve being doing this for a very long time, and they do it on all their idevices too (with storage).
Comment on Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horse
extremeboredom@lemmy.world 5 months agoIt’s a strategy to push customers toward the more expensive models. Their markup is massive, it’s a blatant profit move.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 5 months ago
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
And, since the ram is soldered to the fucking mobo, you can’t upgrade it yourself. It’s a ridiculous and craven strategy for a company already nickel and diming their customers.
but the cultists still love them.