And Apple chooses not to compete in the low-end, low-margin market. People who want a disposable computer are welcome to buy one, and get what they pay for -- for many, it will be good enough.
Same as Toyota studied GM and caught up with them..... You are naive and behind the times to think only Apple produces very good computers. Dell and HP have caught up on laptops by consulting with their Taiwanese designers and R&D. Same as Apple farms out a lot of R&D to Taiwan.
All that superior technology gets out. It diffuses to everyone in Taiwan’s electronics industry. Apple is not the only one with access to it
Only fools and silly snobs shell out $1700 for a 15” laptop and this is what you will pay those Cupertino thieves. Go blow your wad on that stuff since it makes you feel good. I have better things to spend on