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What are you referring to? I’m a power user that buys lots of apple products. - Best products for what I need: every MacBook since the fat ones in the early 20
by isatty 3y ago
What are you referring to? I’m a power user that buys lots of apple products.
- Best products for what I need: every MacBook since the fat ones in the early 2000s has been solid and living up to abuse. iPhones do not need me to fiddle with configuration or customization, just works (it’s not just a meme, it’s important to people without time), gets software updates for a _long_ time, and works very well in the ecosystem. The iPad Pro is the best tablet I’ve used, ever.
- iMessage is a solid messaging system and FaceTime has the best A/V quality of all the other apps I’ve tried.
- the ecosystem works seamlessly with each other and I can onboard my non techy aging parents into new devices and usage patterns without much trouble
- Apple Home and secure video are a joy to use and it doesn’t feel like you’re using it just because you’re already in the ecosystem
- I do most of my work over plain SSH and tmux/vim, for which iTerm is a great terminal emulator. For the occasional GUI app, the macOS looks fantastic ootb and requires minimal fiddling around to get right. I’ve been there and done Linux ricing and I’m glad I don’t have to anymore. Just dwm/i3 on my workstation works for me.
Now one of the most important things
- Apple support is the best. I’ve broken my phones, laptops, etc. and I’ve never had a bad experience in the Apple Store and I’ve been in an out with a replacement or fix in a few hours tops in multiple countries.