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It depends upon your target market. For many people, an Apple computer is a PC. They run the same, or very similar, applications to get the same job done. Very

by II2II 4y ago

It depends upon your target market. For many people, an Apple computer is a PC. They run the same, or very similar, applications to get the same job done. Very few computer users are going to care if that PC is based upon ARM or x86. The only reason why most computer users care about the operating system is due to application support, familiarity of the user interface, or perceived reliability. For various reasons, I am firmly in the x86 camp. On the other hand, there is a very good reason to compare apples to oranges: for a good number of people a fruit is a fruit, but the flavour still matters. Then there are the oddballs who used to install oranges into apples to get the best of both worlds. (Historical tid-bit, Orange Micro used to make PC compatibility cards for Macintosh computers.)

gnicholas 4y ago
Exactly. My brother was recently shopping for two devices, and he considered Mac laptops, iPads, Windows laptops, Windows tablets, and Chromebooks. For him, it was just a question of what would allow his family to (1) watch TV, (2), surf the web, (3) do email, and (4) back up other devices. In the end he got one iPad and one MBA, though he seriously considered Windows alternatives.
- II2II 4y ago
  I am just going to add that Apple computers are fine for many people who are looking to create, rather than to consume and communicate. It has the industry standard office productivity suite, graphics design and publishing software, software development tools, and much more. The reason why I bring this up is because we sometimes have the tendency to paint Apple products as having very little value outside of casual/home uses. The reality is that they are actually fairly powerful tools. They won't fill every niche as tools, but that has more to do with the size of the user base in various markets.
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    s/Apple/Linux s/home/server Whoa, it's like we're in 2008 again!
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by II2II 4y ago

gnicholas 4y ago

Exactly. My brother was recently shopping for two devices, and he considered Mac laptops, iPads, Windows laptops, Windows tablets, and Chromebooks. For him, it was just a question of what would allow his family to (1) watch TV, (2), surf the web, (3) do email, and (4) back up other devices. In the end he got one iPad and one MBA, though he seriously considered Windows alternatives.

II2II 4y ago
I am just going to add that Apple computers are fine for many people who are looking to create, rather than to consume and communicate. It has the industry standard office productivity suite, graphics design and publishing software, software development tools, and much more. The reason why I bring this up is because we sometimes have the tendency to paint Apple products as having very little value outside of casual/home uses. The reality is that they are actually fairly powerful tools. They won't fill every niche as tools, but that has more to do with the size of the user base in various markets.
- smoldesu 4y ago
  s/Apple/Linux s/home/server Whoa, it's like we're in 2008 again!

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