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lower resolution display? the return of 128 GB SSD? I would not hate a 1440x900 resolution 12'' Mac. That would be more than adequate for office work while the $1000 MacBook Air would have a very obvious upgrade in the retina display for casual users.
M1 + 8 GB RAM surely
The super cheap iPad 10th Generation is really not junk. It does have a slower A14 chip compared to the M-Series in the Air 5 and iPad Pro but that's good enough for running most iOS stuff. A largely iCloud reliant netbook style Mac would not be a bad thing I think.
These low budget Macs would mainly be aimed at casual users and students anyway who don't need a lot of hardware (or even storage space). And I'm sure Apple would be happy to sell more iCloud subscriptions.
Having used the Chromebook environment for a number of years… yes it would. Online storage isn’t the answer.