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I love iFixit. I used them extensively when I used to run a cell phone repair shop. I don't read them much any more, but they stick to their principles and pr
by joncrane 8y ago
I love iFixit. I used them extensively when I used to run a cell phone repair shop. I don't read them much any more, but they stick to their principles and provide amazing insight.
Since the iPhone 3GS, one of Apple's priorities has been to make their devices less repairable. They have made conscious decisions that actually make the device cost more, such as introducing pentalobe fasteners for their iPhone 4 partway into it's manufacturing run.
Now that Windows 10 has a built-in Linux subsystem, what advantage do Macs have any more other than signaling?
- Aloha 8y agoI'd gladly pay apple 300 dollars for a copy of OSX I could run on generic PC hardware. macOS is for me, largely just easier, for most of the things I want to do, it 'just works' - in essence, I'm paying up front, for less effort later - at least thats how I see it anyhow. Having used the Linux subsystem in windows, I dont think I could do any serious work in it, outside of say developing a linux console application, even basic functionality like ping doesnt work (in the version I have) - its great for lightweight testing, and to have a unix shell that you can use unix tools in (sed, awk, etc) but its not the same thing as a full unix. While I'm sure that usability of Linux as a Desktop is better than it was a decade ago, at a glance, it doesnt appear to be better enough to replicate the experience I have in macOS. In the end, I just hope Apple releases better hardware before I need to upgrade.