idk - do consumers really notice if a laptop is 30grams lighter or if it will get them through a full day of work and won't hurt the joints in their fingers after a marathon of typing.
Apple makes the best laptop, no doubt but this laptop sucks and the direction they are going means it's just going to get worst.
Generally speaking, by the time consumers notice (or not notice, as the case may be), they've already purchased the machine. So it's largely irrelevant.