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I suspect you're being downvoted because this is an empty, meaningless comment without some elaboration on why you've decided this. As it stands, there's no roo

I suspect you're being downvoted because this is an empty, meaningless comment without some elaboration on why you've decided this. As it stands, there's no room for discussion: the only paths forward are for others to simply agree or disagree, or to try their best to guess at what your concerns are in order to further the conversation.

pumanoir 6y ago
The comment states the why clearly when read within the context of the article: "I'm clearly no longer the target demographic and their corporate goals aren't aligned with mine as a customer any more"
- HatchedLake721 6y ago
  Did we miss a memo where Apple suddenly changed their target demographic and corporate goals? I don't think they did. The comment seems like an emotional nostalgic conclusion they have after watching the WWDC, without any mentions why they think future will be worse than what we have now or what we had in the past.
  - brnt 6y ago
    Those things are rarely (publicly) unambiguously stated, so no, we didn't miss the memo because there wasn't one. Does not mean that over the course of time a target demo can change for a company though. Apple would hardly be the only company who did. Pity though, Snow Leopard was something to be envious of.
  - 70jS8h5L 6y ago
    Maybe no statement as such, but at the very least the move to non-user-upgradeable hardware feels like such a move. For me personally, the ability to upgrade RAM and storage, and graphics card on a desktop are central to a professional workflow, and part of my purchasing decision as a prosumer. Coupled with a million other issues I've had over the past few years, including reliability and support, I no longer feel the added cost of a Mac versus a Linux machine is justifiable.
- graeme 6y ago
  That statement is still basically meaningless. It’s a conclusion, not reasoning.
ArchCommentor 6y ago
I think his comment is pretty obvious. He's basically checksumming Arch-ISOs as we speak. Welcome to Linux. The Arch to freedom, I suppose. Now you can soon say "I used macs by the way," which is quite an Archievement. Welcome to the sane world gentlemen. Arch leads the way. All the way.
rbanffy 6y ago
> to try their best to guess Or perhaps ask for clarification.

pumanoir 6y ago

The comment states the why clearly when read within the context of the article: "I'm clearly no longer the target demographic and their corporate goals aren't aligned with mine as a customer any more"

HatchedLake721 6y ago
Did we miss a memo where Apple suddenly changed their target demographic and corporate goals? I don't think they did. The comment seems like an emotional nostalgic conclusion they have after watching the WWDC, without any mentions why they think future will be worse than what we have now or what we had in the past.
- brnt 6y ago
  Those things are rarely (publicly) unambiguously stated, so no, we didn't miss the memo because there wasn't one. Does not mean that over the course of time a target demo can change for a company though. Apple would hardly be the only company who did. Pity though, Snow Leopard was something to be envious of.
- 70jS8h5L 6y ago
  Maybe no statement as such, but at the very least the move to non-user-upgradeable hardware feels like such a move. For me personally, the ability to upgrade RAM and storage, and graphics card on a desktop are central to a professional workflow, and part of my purchasing decision as a prosumer. Coupled with a million other issues I've had over the past few years, including reliability and support, I no longer feel the added cost of a Mac versus a Linux machine is justifiable.
graeme 6y ago
That statement is still basically meaningless. It’s a conclusion, not reasoning.

ArchCommentor 6y ago

I think his comment is pretty obvious. He's basically checksumming Arch-ISOs as we speak. Welcome to Linux. The Arch to freedom, I suppose. Now you can soon say "I used macs by the way," which is quite an Archievement. Welcome to the sane world gentlemen. Arch leads the way. All the way.

rbanffy 6y ago

> to try their best to guess Or perhaps ask for clarification.