@munir
If you enjoy both the hardware and the software, there is nothing wrong with it, but if you don't — there isn't much you can do about it. I'm a former Apple user and I simply can't stand modern Apple UIs, it's all just disgusting to me 😖 I can somewhat mitigate it with hacks, but it makes the system less stable and why would I be fighting with the system that I have paid premium to enjoy?
@munir
Either I'm paying for the product I'm pleased with, or I'm investing time into making it such, but not both.
But yes, the "overpriced" is often coming from those who have never had personal experience with their products. If you like what you get, the premium you pay seems negligible.
In addition to that, the system became quite significantly more locked down and the hardware less repairable in the recent years, so I'm never looking back.
@munir
And with the way I have my system set up, I can squeeze 4 hours of video even from a decade old HP with its tiny battery, it's no longer a selling point: with my usage patterns any more or less recent system would have seemingly infinite battery life to me.