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> Apple makes absurd devices that have little benefit over alternatives beyond the performative, with lots of negative baggage to boot. Such an oddball company
by xcv123 3y ago
> Apple makes absurd devices that have little benefit over alternatives beyond the performative, with lots of negative baggage to boot. Such an oddball company to have developed a fandom amongst the very people who should reject it (the technically-minded).
Apple makes quite standard laptops and phones, much the same as any other manufacturers. If Apple is absurd then so is Dell, IBM, Lenovo, Samsung, etc. Everything is absurd.
I'm technically minded (developing for 20 years) but couldn't care less about iOS or Android being locked down as I depend on the phone to be a reliable appliance and would hate developing on any phone. I spend all my working days programming on a Linux desktop or Mac laptop and just need the damn phone to work for emails, texts, phone, and maps, without having to deal with any unnecessary technical bullshit. My free time is limited.
- boringuser2 3y agoI disagree, respectfully (kind of, I'm on notice). Apple doesn't make standard devices. They make atypical devices that have quirks that only seem to serve the "walled-garden" discussed earlier (I loathe buzzwords). See: Apple ARM chips, lightning cables, right to repair infringements, etc. You don't need to take my word for it; Apple has lost countless lawsuits on this very topic. Also, regarding "technical bullshit", I'm a developer. I use Ubuntu. I am not a Unix expert, and I've never had any trouble with Ubuntu being "unnecessarily technical". That all being said, I have recently actually experienced a kind of personal renaissance doing Linux-related tasks using GPT. This is a domain to which it is suited and is able to perform highly complex tasks trivially without a GUI. The standardness of Linux makes it superior. Also, it's free and doesn't kneecap you with proprietary nonsense. I don't care about open-source.
- xcv123 3y ago> Apple ARM chips There are many other ARM devices. Surface and Chromebooks are some examples. Apple was late to this market. ARM Linux runs perfectly in a VM on MacOS, as ARM support in Linux has been around for years prior to M1. This is nothing new. > I am not a Unix expert, and I've never had any trouble with Ubuntu being "unnecessarily technical". I used Gentoo fulltime for several years as my primary OS. I don't care about compiling or configuring technical shit on my phone. I just need it to work like an actual phone, as an appliance, and have free time for doing important/interesting technical things on my laptop or desktop. > The standardness of Linux makes it superior. Yes and so I can install Linux on my Macbook, if I choose to. On my old Intel Mac I could install Linux or Windows. My M1 Mac now has the option to install Linux. Really not much different to Dell/Lenovo/etc. Same shit different brand.
- boringuser2 3y agoI can't install Linux on my 2020 Intel MacBook. If I could, it wouldn't really matter because it's a piece of shit. Anyways, yeah, the lawsuits. Regarding a phone, I largely agree with you, but ios feels too restrictive.
- xcv123 3y ago> If I could, it wouldn't really matter because it's a piece of shit. Yes Macbook was a steaming pile of shit between 2016 - 2020. But my Dell Precision laptop (same price) was an even worse piece of shit. Can't beat the display quality on Macbook.
- boringuser2 3y agoNot really that important. My work beater for the last year, the HP elitebook rip off (dev one) IT bought me has a horrible screen but is the best laptop I've used because it is an overcharged beater that plugs into a triple monitor setup at home and a double monitor setup at work.