Re: Apple prices without the desirability
"I do not see the words if bought second hand anywhere in jake's posts."
No? Perhaps your parser is b0rken.
An AC wrote: "And crap resale value."
I responded "Unless you're the person it's being resold to ... " Meaning that the second-hand purchaser will be getting a good deal. This is based on myself (and others) watching the market for $SHINEYKIT after the lust(er) has worn off somewhat ... the prices plummet, almost universally.
You continue with "The laptop models under discussion aren't even available on the new market yet."
Correct. Shirley the proverbial thinking man would understand I was discussing potential future events? The comment after the ellipsis was one use I could see for the thing if I could purchase one at a low enough price at some time in the future. It would seem that most of our fellow commentards figured that out.