Or even that the opinion that dominates the comment threads on a particular issue represents that community. There is a subset of people who have very strong feelings about Apple and the current Mac lineup, and they tend to be the ones participate the most in these threads.

Then again, it's not like Apple laptops have a dominant market share either, people who complained probably just didn't buy them.

In this case, it's not the people who are anti-Apple hardware I'm listening to. I feel like more of the excited Apple people are now just lukewarm. Part of this is the other laptop manufacturers are catching up on some features while still being at a lower price. More of it, IMO, is that Apple doesn't have that performance edge that justifies the higher price that techies are willing to pay.

TL;DR, before you were paying for a Benz and getting a Benz. Now you're paying for a Benz and getting a Saab. While the Corollas of the computer world all got their usual refresh and upgrades.

Techxit?

Perhaps wait a few years before claiming those as victories. Trump has only just started, and Brexit hasn't been triggered yet. We are still yet to see the fall-out from those choices.

They were victories in that those parties won the election/referendum. I never meant to imply either would have a positive outcome.

FWIW, I voted Remain and wouldn’t have voted for Trump. I also admit that I didn’t see either result happening.