Remember when Apple came under fire for allegedly throttling the performance of older iPhones in order to preserve battery life? Well, judging by recent reports about the MacBook, planned obsolescence is very much a thing of the past – and sales are suffering as a result.
According to Forbes, new analysis has shown that Mac lifecycles are growing, with fewer users choosing to upgrade with each successive generation. Indeed, many are still rocking 2020's original M1 generation MacBook Air, suggesting that six years later, even the first M1 chip is far from obsolete.