I really don't understand why people wait in line for the newest I-phone. Other than the new 3 lenses, how can they possibly make your life better with each year release?
Plus, I hate social media. It's destroying human interaction. Yes, I was on Facecrap, but cancelled it after so many people sending me stupid uninteresting mundane updates of their daily activities. No, I don't give a shite about what you had for breakfast or how many minutes you ran today or if you shampooed your pet or how many supposedly "friends" you have. Guess what dumbshites, just because they clicked a button doesn't me they are a real friend. Pfft!
For the average consumer, you are correct. For people working with computationally-intensive applications, having supercomputer speed on a desktop is appealing.
I suspect most are being paid to stand in line.