[mschuster91]

As long as Apple charges > 1k $ for a 2TB SSD, a 5x markup on competition, they'll be fine.

Apple is a hardware company first, then an App Store rent seeker, and a software company third.

[1] https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/mac/accessories/storage

[7thpower]

I am not as cynical as others about the compromises Apple is willing to make to grow, but it is worth noting that Tim sure does talk about services a lot: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-reports-second-...

[walterbell]

The Apple storage tax also creates #DongleLife, as port quotas discourage dedicating a port to external storage like the tiny Ultra Fit, https://www.amazon.ca/SanDisk-128GB-Ultra-Flash-Drive/dp/B07....