"Someone at Apple really seems to believe in pain as a motivator. And it may work in the short term, but in the long term, it always drives customers to other platforms."

Interestingly, it drove me to buy three maxed-out 11" MBAs before they were discontinued.

So I have not left the Apple computer platform but I won't be buying another laptop until I burn through these three - which could be as late as 2022-2023 ...

As for fonts/aliasing - I just won't upgrade past Sierra (or whatever ... I use Mavericks now ...)