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I stopped using macOS when my recently-purchased M1 MacBook Pro became irreparable following a latte spill (capillary action pulled liquid into the display, and
by maxharris 4y ago
I stopped using macOS when my recently-purchased M1 MacBook Pro became irreparable following a latte spill (capillary action pulled liquid into the display, and Apple refused to supply Rossmann Repair Group with the replacement part).
I’m switching to Haiku on non-Apple hardware. I am sick of being ripped off with unrepairable shiny junk, then peppered with notifications, which are nothing more than ads for Apple services.
If you add up the cost of all of Apple’s scamming every year, how many years would it take to buy a really nice CNC rig that lets you make your own stuff?
- giuliomagnifico 4y agoThis is a respectable opinion, we all know about the non-repairability of Apple devices, but I don't understand what this has to do with the article that’s talking about the macOS GUI. The real advantage of Apple is the integration of hardware-software-environment.
- maxharris 4y agoApple’s closed-source system leaves users with zero recourse when the settings app gets worse. With Haiku, at least there is the possibility of a fork. (And it seems quite doubtful that they’d ever put ads for services into Haiku, given that there are no shareholders to appease!)
- mark_l_watson 4y agoSorry to see you downvoted. True you are slightly off topic, but you make a good point. I am going off topic also: I would enjoy branching out and leaving the Apple ecosystem but I feel stuck. I am absolutely addicted to my Apple Watch and love that I can leave home and even take short travel trips with that being my only device. Unfortunately the rest of the Apple ecosystem sort of tags along for the ride since everything else works with the watch when I am at home.