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I own a 5-year-old MacBook Air 11, which has run only Linux since day 1 (and it does an admirable job at it, unlike other Macs, but that's not relevant here).
by nextos 11y ago
I own a 5-year-old MacBook Air 11, which has run only Linux since day 1 (and it does an admirable job at it, unlike other Macs, but that's not relevant here).
So for all practical purposes this is a PC with an Apple logo. It it is really snappy, silent, and battery lasts approximately 5 hours. There's nothing sad about it.
Sad is having to trash fine hardware because its manufacturer won't release updates. Sad is having new versions of OSes running slower and slower. Sad is planned obsolescence.
- JustSomeNobody 11y agoSad is not being able to upgrade RAM and HD. I love my rMBP, but I know it won't last as long as it could have if I could upgrade it. I think most of this comes not from planned obsolescence, but from a ridiculous drive for thinness. Apple is obsessed with thin.
- vu3rdd 11y agoVery nicely said! Sad is also being at the mercy of Apple to do "upgrades" of software, being at the mercy of Apple for security fixes.. the list goes on.