Uh, where has Apple made any comment after today's Microsoft announcement? Looks to me as if Microsoft commentators are all making the comparison's to Apple's products, not the other way around. You've made a non sequitur.
Apple made their comment with their re-re-re x 2 introduction of their iphone. Face it Apple has their pants around their ankles like the little Chinese kids that make their products.
The monster Surface Book seems to be the real story here. Apple has no new MBP on the horizon. Cook is too busy with rings, cars, and watches. Apple no longer has the best hardware on the market.
Even Microsoft is giving away Visual Studio now for indy developers. That makes the $2,600 Apple like price tag palatable for me.