On April 13th, Apple executives once again defended the 8GB memory configuration of MacBook products, stating that it is a very suitable choice.
Evan Buyze from Apple's marketing team mentioned in a media interview that the 8GB MacBook is "perfectly suitable" for everyday tasks.
These daily tasks include web browsing, light photo and video editing, and streaming movies. This isn't the first time Apple has defended its business practice of equipping machines with 8GB of memory.
When asked about this previously, Bob Borchers, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, stated that 8GB unified memory is equivalent to 16GB in other systems.
However, various tests by review media indicate that this configuration is insufficient for running multiple applications simultaneously, leading to excess data being read from NAND flash memory, thereby reducing performance and durability.
Apple's memory strategy is no secret, even when 16GB of memory plus 512GB of storage is standard in the Windows camp, it still chooses 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage.
Even as 32GB of memory plus 1TB of storage becomes common in the Windows camp, Apple continues to stick with 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage, maintaining its tradition of charging an additional $1500 for 8GB memory upgrades and $1500 for upgrading from a 256GB to 512GB hard drive.
The same applies to its iPhone series. Therefore, Apple excels at making money through storage space, even if storage space prices are relatively low, they can still achieve high profits.
