lol what? i'm not sure where you get that sentiment but apple has always been about good engineering. sure they've had their design flaws and mistakes, but more often than not they are pushing the boundaries of what can be done(minus what i consider their latest phone offerings)
i think you're forgetting in the age of plastic laden laptops the things like the air were considered impressive engineering wise. overpriced, sure. but solid. the built quality of my old macbook pro was leaps and bounds beyond any pc equivalent at the time. apple trackpads/screens and touch sensitivity have still yet to be matched.
you can criticize apple's pricing, proprietary lock-in and a host of other things, but i think quality of engineering is definitely not one of them.
i think you're forgetting in the age of plastic laden laptops the things like the air were considered impressive engineering wise. overpriced, sure. but solid. the built quality of my old macbook pro was leaps and bounds beyond any pc equivalent at the time. apple trackpads/screens and touch sensitivity have still yet to be matched.
you can criticize apple's pricing, proprietary lock-in and a host of other things, but i think quality of engineering is definitely not one of them.