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> my personal workstation remains a 2021 M1 Max MacBook Pro I was surprised that a guy who shills Apple for a living still uses a 5 year old MacBook. It goes t

> my personal workstation remains a 2021 M1 Max MacBook Pro I was surprised that a guy who shills Apple for a living still uses a 5 year old MacBook. It goes to show how the longevity of laptops has increased over time. I'm also on a M1 Macbook and find it hard to justify an upgrade.

raw_anon_1111 8mo ago
Someone didn’t read the “There is something rotten in Cupertino” article that caused Apple not only to not make an executive available for his post WWDC podcast for the first time in a decade or how he continuously criticizes Tim Cook kissing Trump’s ass. He has also been a continuous critic of Apple’s App Store policies and its handling of regulators
- olalonde 8mo ago
  Well "shilling" is a bit strong but his livelihood is tethered to Apple.
  - raw_anon_1111 8mo ago
    Yes, because if Gruber doesn’t say nice things about Apple, they may go out of business and he won’t have anything to write about…
    - olalonde 8mo ago
      Is he your uncle or something? I was just saying that it's surprising someone whose livelihood revolves around Apple uses a 5 year old MacBook. And yeah, if he was not an Apple enthusiast, Apple wouldn't suffer but his blog would.
      - raw_anon_1111 8mo ago
        No I am saying it’s dumb to call someone a shill when he has a very public spat with Apple, he constantly criticizes its CEO, its App Store policies, the latest OS, etc. Exactly what would you like him to criticize? That the latest Apple Watch doesn’t run Linux? Why exactly would he need to buy a new Mac just to maintain a blog? He buys a new iPhone every year and he gets review units of everything.
mproud 8mo ago
More of a testament to Apple device longevity.
- olalonde 8mo ago
  I don't know... I used to upgrade MacBooks more frequently in the past even when they were functioning perfectly fine. There was usually a compelling reason like a markedly better screen, a big jump in performance, or noticeably improved battery life. Nowadays I have a hard time finding a compelling reason. Maybe I'm just getting old.
kmarc 8mo ago
I used both my thinkpads for 8+ years, generating $$$ for me. Build quality matters a lot when it comes to longevity, thinkpads were great at it decades ago. I would expect the same from MacBooks nowadays (I also had an M1 Pro Max from a former employer).

raw_anon_1111 8mo ago

Someone didn’t read the “There is something rotten in Cupertino” article that caused Apple not only to not make an executive available for his post WWDC podcast for the first time in a decade or how he continuously criticizes Tim Cook kissing Trump’s ass. He has also been a continuous critic of Apple’s App Store policies and its handling of regulators

olalonde 8mo ago
Well "shilling" is a bit strong but his livelihood is tethered to Apple.
- raw_anon_1111 8mo ago
  Yes, because if Gruber doesn’t say nice things about Apple, they may go out of business and he won’t have anything to write about…
  - olalonde 8mo ago
    Is he your uncle or something? I was just saying that it's surprising someone whose livelihood revolves around Apple uses a 5 year old MacBook. And yeah, if he was not an Apple enthusiast, Apple wouldn't suffer but his blog would.
    - raw_anon_1111 8mo ago
      No I am saying it’s dumb to call someone a shill when he has a very public spat with Apple, he constantly criticizes its CEO, its App Store policies, the latest OS, etc. Exactly what would you like him to criticize? That the latest Apple Watch doesn’t run Linux? Why exactly would he need to buy a new Mac just to maintain a blog? He buys a new iPhone every year and he gets review units of everything.

mproud 8mo ago

More of a testament to Apple device longevity.

olalonde 8mo ago
I don't know... I used to upgrade MacBooks more frequently in the past even when they were functioning perfectly fine. There was usually a compelling reason like a markedly better screen, a big jump in performance, or noticeably improved battery life. Nowadays I have a hard time finding a compelling reason. Maybe I'm just getting old.

kmarc 8mo ago

I used both my thinkpads for 8+ years, generating $$$ for me. Build quality matters a lot when it comes to longevity, thinkpads were great at it decades ago. I would expect the same from MacBooks nowadays (I also had an M1 Pro Max from a former employer).