All you say is that it does not serve very well the Apple shareholders to build such a device, because it will have lower profit margins. Not that it will not serve its users.
Of course, judging by most of the comments, the users are completely happy with this. Some are throwing money on their monitors despite saying it is a compromise. So you are right that a different device is/was quite unlikely.
Of course, judging by most of the comments, the users are completely happy with this. Some are throwing money on their monitors despite saying it is a compromise. So you are right that a different device is/was quite unlikely.