> If all you need is a basic machine for doing stuff on the web, making video calls (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, plenty of Linux-specific video-chat works tres well)

> If all you need is a basic machine for doing stuff on the web, making video calls (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, plenty of Linux-specific video-chat works tres well), listening to music or using Discord? It’s perfect. There's no doubt about it. > To be fair, I’m not using this machine as my main, daily laptop. If I did, it’s more likely something might have busted a while ago. Exactly! The thing that so many people misunderstand is the choice of machine for your work essentially represents a B2B business between you and the company selling these devices. When someone who truly needs a MacBook, that means they're usually making so much that the price of the machine they're spending on is little in comparison to the profit they're making from it. On the other hand yes, I do believe companies like Apple are really taking this too far. Side note: Don't get me wrong here, I also have an old Dell Precision, but not as my main, daily machine. It's just ironic how some people really try so hard to integrate these machines for their work environment.