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Apple are making devices for people who want things that look pretty. Functionality is generally not the major concern. Think about it. They are late with most

Apple are making devices for people who want things that look pretty. Functionality is generally not the major concern. Think about it. They are late with most new tech as they will just wait until it becomes cheaper, why? Because they already know it's not a deal breaker. They removed a bunch of fundamental and heavily used ports from the Macbook for years. Because they knew people would just work around it and buy dongles. They put the charging port for their wireless mouse on the bottom of the mouse so it wasn't possible to charge and use the mouse at the same time. Because they knew people would put up with it because it was pretty. For a lot of people, it's not that it works well or anything. It's about the brand and the design. It's about the marketing. And when it's about that and not the actual product you can do whatever you want to your product and it doesn't really matter. And compatibility with other brands doesn't matter because they've already bought into Apple's brand over everything else including basic functionality.

frollogaston 2y ago
I'm annoyed about the dongles, but that's about it. Macs work better.
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- that_guy_iain 2y ago
  It all depends on what you're doing. For many on here, Macs are technically worse because they use docker and that means instead of just running docker and using the container functionality in the Linux kernel they have to virtualise a Linux VM to run docker in. If you're gaming it's not as good as Windows. Macs are ok, they do the job and in some areas they are better. But really, for most it doesn't matter, it's all about brand.
  - frollogaston 2y ago
    Docker is fine on Mac but still a small sliver of user base, and nobody is buying a Mac to play games. For all those other general uses, they're better, that's why they buy them. Battery lasts long, fan doesn't spin up, you don't get harassed by Windows, you don't deal with Linux Bluetooth drivers. Not for style. Apple Watch for style, sure. It's a watch after all. Not that it actually looks good.
    - that_guy_iain 2y ago
      Docker is slow on Macs. That’s why there are multiple packages to try and solve it. And still it’s slow. And that is a massive amount of people. Plenty of people play games on Macs. It may not be the purpose they bought it does they bought it for general use and that’s part of the general use for many. For general uses they aren’t better. They cost more. You’re unable to upgrade them. They have less ports and require dongles. The list goes on. I’ve not had any issues with Linux Bluetooth drivers is so long I can’t even remember when. You may buy macs now because you’re used to them and you think they’re better. But really you got into macs because of the brand. Because there are very few areas where it is truly better than the others.

frollogaston 2y ago

I'm annoyed about the dongles, but that's about it. Macs work better.

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that_guy_iain 2y ago
It all depends on what you're doing. For many on here, Macs are technically worse because they use docker and that means instead of just running docker and using the container functionality in the Linux kernel they have to virtualise a Linux VM to run docker in. If you're gaming it's not as good as Windows. Macs are ok, they do the job and in some areas they are better. But really, for most it doesn't matter, it's all about brand.
- frollogaston 2y ago
  Docker is fine on Mac but still a small sliver of user base, and nobody is buying a Mac to play games. For all those other general uses, they're better, that's why they buy them. Battery lasts long, fan doesn't spin up, you don't get harassed by Windows, you don't deal with Linux Bluetooth drivers. Not for style. Apple Watch for style, sure. It's a watch after all. Not that it actually looks good.
  - that_guy_iain 2y ago
    Docker is slow on Macs. That’s why there are multiple packages to try and solve it. And still it’s slow. And that is a massive amount of people. Plenty of people play games on Macs. It may not be the purpose they bought it does they bought it for general use and that’s part of the general use for many. For general uses they aren’t better. They cost more. You’re unable to upgrade them. They have less ports and require dongles. The list goes on. I’ve not had any issues with Linux Bluetooth drivers is so long I can’t even remember when. You may buy macs now because you’re used to them and you think they’re better. But really you got into macs because of the brand. Because there are very few areas where it is truly better than the others.