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Because Apple has always sold computers as lifestyle appliances, instead of complex work machines like the PC industry. Apple's target markst doesn't open up th
by jinushaun 16y ago
Because Apple has always sold computers as lifestyle appliances, instead of complex work machines like the PC industry. Apple's target markst doesn't open up their box and upgrade their computer. They dont care about customisation and plugins because they dont upgrade their toaster or microwave--they use it as is. Going ARM on their laptop plus making MacOS more like iOS is all part of this grand vision.
- 0x1337 16y agoNow, this vision of turning computers into toasters is exactly the reason why I think Apple is evil.
- jinushaun 15y agoApple's vision of turning computers into toasters is exactly the reason why I switched to a Mac. I'm too old to deal with maintaining a PC. Just give me a box and let me do my work. For most of the objects that I interact with on a daily basis, I don't care how it works or whether I can "hack" or upgrade it. I just care that it works and gets out of my way when I don't need it any more. The only notable exception that I can think of right now is a car. But as for computers, that's very much an appliance in my eyes, despite being a developer and coding on Linux and Windows all day at work.