Yes. Design sells.
reply"Why would anyone get Eames Lounge Chair? I can buy similar enough kit for a 20th of the price".
Since many of us are sort of keen on products this would be really, really good to remember :)
The Eames Lounge Chair is a terrible example; you can buy near-exact clones for about 1/7th the price of a real one. There's one in the room with me right now. It's fantastic, and will probably last me decades.
replyYep, for someone with ~zero technical aptitude, I'd happily pay the premium for decreasing the number of things that can go wrong. Things getting unplugged accidentally account for a lot of tech support.
replyI am sure that you can have both taste for that design and technical aptitude.
replyOh yeah, for sure, they're nice. Just mean that it's also just a real utilitarian benefit for those without technical aptitude.
replyThis 100%.
replyA Mac Mini is what I buy when I need a CI runner to run build, signature, and UI testing for macOS / iOS apps. I also have (one of) mine hooked up to a projector for home theater.
An iMac is what I buy my aging parents so that they can have an Internet terminal in the breakfast nook.
Totally different markets.
This. Cables suck. Imagine if cars were like this and you had to haul the engine or battery around on trailer.
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