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I think that's missing the point. Sure, it's not far off the price of a computer - but it's still not an amount of money that you spend on a whim just because y
by q3k 6y ago
I think that's missing the point. Sure, it's not far off the price of a computer - but it's still not an amount of money that you spend on a whim just because you need occasional access to macOS. It's the price of a (second) computer, and an above-average price too.
- scarface74 6y agoBut it’s not some luxury good that only people in the “SV bubble” can afford. If I were serious about being cross platform, why wouldn’t I just buy a Mac since it can run Windows, Linux and Mac software and I can build both Android and iOS software? You don’t even have to buy a new Mac. You can always buy a used 2014 Mac Mini.
- q3k 6y ago> If I were serious about being cross platform, why wouldn’t I just buy a Mac since it can run Windows, Linux and Mac software and I can build both Android and iOS software? I personally wouldn't buy one as it's not worth the money performance-wise [1], and I don't like Mac hardware/software in the first place. > You don’t even have to buy a new Mac. You can always buy a used 2014 Mac Mini. It's still a shame to have to spend $300+ to use an underpowered 6 year old machine while I have perfectly capable Ryzen cores sitting here idle. [1] - 8GB and 4-core i5 for a Macbook at the same price of my 32GB and 8-core Ryzen 4750U current laptop. A maxed out MBP, still not reaching the same CPU/GPU specs as my T14 is over 1000eur more expensive.
- pbreit 6y agoIt's not a whim. For a software developer it could easily be used 8 hours/day 5 days/week. Or more.