This is Tim Cook's Apple we're talking about, where margins are king. The cost savings from switching away from Intel, if and when that happens, will not be passed on to the consumer.

Was there ever an Apple where this was not the case? They’ve been making $5000 computers for decades.

The LC II was a big deal as a cheap color Mac when it was introduced at $1700. Of course, inflation. Today that's $3000.

Largely agree (dropping prices some would help with sales).

But I think Tony’s point was it would be nice for Apple to not have to pay the tax. It would help their bottom line.

The Windows ARM laptops are hardly cheaper than their intel counterparts but they have worse specs and inadequate software compatiblity.