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My kid's going to get a Windows ARM laptop, just to spite Apple.

by fortran77 1y ago

ThrowawayTestr 1y ago
Don't torture your child just to get one over on a company.
- garciasn 1y ago
  I just don’t understand the thinking. MacOS and Apple hardware are far superior to Windows in every conceivable way except price in the immediate; but, Apple hardware is superior in price over time as the machine will last longer and have better performance for many more years than a Windows PC. All because they had a stupid marketing event. Sheesh.
  - anon7000 1y ago
    Plus an Apple device has meaningful resale value in 5+ years.
  - simmerup 1y ago
    The hardware is superior but the software is not
  - cosmicgadget 1y ago
    It's tough to put a price tag on never entering the Apple ecosystem.
  - jajuuka 1y ago
    Don't choke on Apple's boots. Leave some for the rest of us.
  - parliament32 1y ago
    I'm trying to figure out whether this is satire or not. You do understand that the user-facing business world runs on Windows for a reason, right? Just like the not-user-facing business world runs on Linux, also for a reason. Letting a child learn nothing but Apple products is a recipe for disaster when they're looking for their first real job.
    - garciasn 1y ago
      Are YOU being facetious? I haven't worked for a company since 2012 that forced Microsoft only OS and I wouldn't work for one that did unless I was absolutely and entirely desperate or the money was THAT good (like 2x my current salary good). Sure; you should know how to use Office products, but to claim that using a Microsoft OS would somehow be a requirement to get a job is absolutely hilarious.
xeonmc 1y ago
“Mom, can we get Apple Silicon?” “We have Apple Silicon at home.” Apple Silicon at home:
WorldPeas 1y ago
or.. you could buy a used device. I had the m1 2020 for the longest time and save for the mobo parts, it was quite repairable. That computer was socially the best thing that ever happened to me after using linux for 12 years. Don't isolate your kid from social reality, grim as it is.

My kid's going to get a Windows ARM laptop, just to spite Apple.

ThrowawayTestr 1y ago

Don't torture your child just to get one over on a company.

garciasn 1y ago
I just don’t understand the thinking. MacOS and Apple hardware are far superior to Windows in every conceivable way except price in the immediate; but, Apple hardware is superior in price over time as the machine will last longer and have better performance for many more years than a Windows PC. All because they had a stupid marketing event. Sheesh.
- anon7000 1y ago
  Plus an Apple device has meaningful resale value in 5+ years.
- simmerup 1y ago
  The hardware is superior but the software is not
- cosmicgadget 1y ago
  It's tough to put a price tag on never entering the Apple ecosystem.
- jajuuka 1y ago
  Don't choke on Apple's boots. Leave some for the rest of us.
- parliament32 1y ago
  I'm trying to figure out whether this is satire or not. You do understand that the user-facing business world runs on Windows for a reason, right? Just like the not-user-facing business world runs on Linux, also for a reason. Letting a child learn nothing but Apple products is a recipe for disaster when they're looking for their first real job.
  - garciasn 1y ago
    Are YOU being facetious? I haven't worked for a company since 2012 that forced Microsoft only OS and I wouldn't work for one that did unless I was absolutely and entirely desperate or the money was THAT good (like 2x my current salary good). Sure; you should know how to use Office products, but to claim that using a Microsoft OS would somehow be a requirement to get a job is absolutely hilarious.

xeonmc 1y ago

“Mom, can we get Apple Silicon?” “We have Apple Silicon at home.” Apple Silicon at home:

WorldPeas 1y ago

or.. you could buy a used device. I had the m1 2020 for the longest time and save for the mobo parts, it was quite repairable. That computer was socially the best thing that ever happened to me after using linux for 12 years. Don't isolate your kid from social reality, grim as it is.