I have never figured out why anyone would pay premium for something that has a shelf life of 2-3 years max then a new “better” version comes out.
Welcome to modern technology. It’s still developing fast enough that any device more than 3 years old is falling behind, and 5 years old is uselessly obsolete. EVERY technical industry went thru a similar curve since the Industrial Revolution.
“I have never figured out why anyone would pay premium for something that has a shelf life of 2-3 years max then a new “better” version comes out.”
I saw plenty of skilled professionals paying a premium for HP hand held calculators, in the 1970s—when they were replacing desktop devices and sliderules.
HP made the high priced calculators for scientific and financial people.
At the same time, TI made versions for a fraction of the price, but many insisted on the HPs.
For example HP had a financial calculator called the HP 80.
TI had a Business Analysts for a fraction of the price.