Gurman also reported that Apple wants to dramatically increase the maximum amount of unified memory ... the Mac Pro could be marketed as an AI development workstation, so Apple could upgrade ...
Before, it cost you $200 to upgrade from the base 8GB MacBook Air to 16GB, but now you get the latter at the entry-level, with no price increase from Apple.
Among the new models, which include a redesigned Mac ... RAM, pro users will be able to run their apps and feel comfortable about the laptop’s performance–they may still need more and upgrade ...
The adequacy of 8GB of RAM in Macs has been a contentious issue for over a decade. The debate traces back to 2012 when Apple introduced the first Retina MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM as standard.