We can say the exact same thing about test drives, trial subscriptions, free samples at Costco, etc etc. Any type of "sampling", or indeed any marketing, can be said to be paying customers subsidizing non-paying customers.
All of the above cases are completely absurd points to make, including in relation to Apple.
I'm not downplaying that practice; of course it is common.
What I do have trouble is the general sentiment that they go out of their way to help you, and it is just embedded in the price tag. And the blame for that is not even on Apple side - it's on you.
And, like I've stated, I just PERSONALLY don't like it, as a general practice.
We can say the exact same thing about test drives, trial subscriptions, free samples at Costco, etc etc. Any type of "sampling", or indeed any marketing, can be said to be paying customers subsidizing non-paying customers.
All of the above cases are completely absurd points to make, including in relation to Apple.