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Still 15. As soon as I heard them say "We're finally able to make the UI that Apple Silicon enables because of its performance" I knew wholeheartedly that it w
by dijit 1y ago
Still 15.
As soon as I heard them say "We're finally able to make the UI that Apple Silicon enables because of its performance" I knew wholeheartedly that it was going to be an enormous performance thief.
I'm not touching 26 with a 10-foot-pole.
I will even avoid buying new Macbook laptops, even though I have an M2 Air and M5 is around the corner.
- bigyabai 1y agoThis sort of forced integration is exactly why I consider macOS a non-starter. The ARM chips are neat, but I'm only interested in daily-driving computers I can own.
- dijit 1y agoTaken from: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45643100 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45643100 which I posted elsewhere 10hrs ago. I'm also of that perspective. It's sort of worth noting though that when Microsoft is presented with an option for blocking out Linux installation: they take it.[0] When Apple are presented with an option for allowing Linux, they take it.[1] The major difference here is OEMs, and that Apple has no OEMs. We're essentially giving Microsoft the moral high ground even though they do nothing to earn it. [0]: https://www.mickaelwalter.fr/linux-on-surface-rt/#:~:text=Also%2C%20for%20these%20models%2C%20Microsoft,supporting%20ARM%2C%20etc... https://www.mickaelwalter.fr/linux-on-surface-rt/#:~:text=Al... [1]: https://asahilinux.org/about/#:~:text=Apple%20allows%20booting%20unsigned%2Fcustom,Apple%20built%20into%20these%20devices. https://asahilinux.org/about/#:~:text=Apple%20allows%20booti...