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That seems like another symptom of the same problem. Apple locked me into their ecosystem...but that is their right, after all it is their platform. Apple sold
by dmz73 5y ago
That seems like another symptom of the same problem.
Apple locked me into their ecosystem...but that is their right, after all it is their platform.
Apple sold me faulty hardware/software but I have to buy more Apple products (new hardware, support) since I am locked in and cannot do my work on non-Apple hardware.
Their behavior may not be illegal (IANAL) but I find it quite user hostile.
The main problem I see with all this is that since Apple is getting away with it, more and more companies are trying the same tactics and normalizing user lock-in and charging extra to fix faulty hardware and software.
- csdreamer7 5y agoAs someone who hasn't been in the Mac ecosystem since his and his mom's iMac both broke in the same way in high school, how does the Mac ecosystem lock you in?
- perryizgr8 5y agoComment just above mentions the need to use macs because of xcode.
- jolux 5y agoAs far as I know you need to use Xcode to distribute the software, or to write macOS-native software. I have written plenty of Java Swing apps without touching Xcode at all.
- wffurr 5y agoTo be fair to the OP, the "more expensive" machine is also probably the fastest laptop on the planet at compiling code, so there's also that.