It's not that I'm uninterested in upgrading; I have the budget, and the interest. It's that Apple don't offer the products I want anymore.
I only upgrade my iPhone when there's a new touch ID model. I have no idea how large this segment is, but it's >1. If Apple kill off touch ID entirely, they'll lose me as a phone customer.
My primary desktop development machine is still a 10-core 2017 iMac Pro. At EOFY every year since 2021 I've checked for a 27" or larger iMac or iMac Pro with Apple silicon. No such product, no sale. The Studio is a nope; the physical ergonomics and convenience of a single-unit workstation matter too much.
I think the "they just don't make products for me anymore" realization is just part of getting older. This happens with everything, from phones to computers, to appliances, to movies and music, to cars... at some age we just stop being in the target market for mainstream products. I've really cut my spending back as I got older, simply because the things I want aren't getting made, and the things that are for sale I don't want.
I only upgrade my iPhone when there's a new touch ID model. I have no idea how large this segment is, but it's >1. If Apple kill off touch ID entirely, they'll lose me as a phone customer.
My primary desktop development machine is still a 10-core 2017 iMac Pro. At EOFY every year since 2021 I've checked for a 27" or larger iMac or iMac Pro with Apple silicon. No such product, no sale. The Studio is a nope; the physical ergonomics and convenience of a single-unit workstation matter too much.