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Why will you never buy a Mac even if they are making the best hardware available? Money or ideology?

by brabel 8d ago

pacifika 8d ago
Lock-in: ownership over user choice and data
eahm 8d ago
I think it's neither, it all comes down to peace of mind and that's the true future of technology. In the past it was more of a race of companies trying to get "there" first, not anymore, we live in an interesting age where people feel constantly controlled and everyone is exhausted about tech in general. Linux gives you that middle finger peace of mind like saying "I will never be controlled anymore and ever again" ..funny there is a big Warez article on the HN homepage at the same time of this discussion, that's exactly what it feels like to finally come out on the other side legally. People took decades to finally being liberated from Windows and Microsoft and many like me will never be controlled that way again and while I respect Apple more than Microsoft for a lot of things in the end it's just another corporation that wants to greedily take your life energy and precious time and enslave you again. They are creating the best hardware at the worst possible time, but it's good for competition so it's all good.
- nick_ 8d ago
  I'll gladly sell my soul first thing every morning in exchange for a laptop that lasts longer than two hours on battery, wifi/audio/webcam work after waking from sleep, and not needing to learn a complexity fractal of CLI commands to do basic things.
  - eahm 8d ago
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  - astralkraft 8d ago
    They are called Chromebooks. It can sometimes be difficult for some people to find that toggle switch that enables Debian, but I can assure you, no arcane CLI commands are involved. EDIT: Any Chromebook using a Panther Lake chip, or an upcoming Googlebook ARM, can get you there.
nchmy 8d ago
Money AND ideology - I've never owned any apple product, and never will
realusername 8d ago
Personally it's the software which doesn't make me buy one. The hardware really is one of the best you can buy but using the software makes me lose my hair.
kjs3 8d ago
Since it doesn't run the software I need, why would I buy it? Unthinking fanboi-ism or simple stupidity?

Why will you never buy a Mac even if they are making the best hardware available? Money or ideology?

by brabel 8d ago

Why will you never buy a Mac even if they are making the best hardware available? Money or ideology?

pacifika 8d ago

Lock-in: ownership over user choice and data

eahm 8d ago

I think it's neither, it all comes down to peace of mind and that's the true future of technology. In the past it was more of a race of companies trying to get "there" first, not anymore, we live in an interesting age where people feel constantly controlled and everyone is exhausted about tech in general. Linux gives you that middle finger peace of mind like saying "I will never be controlled anymore and ever again" ..funny there is a big Warez article on the HN homepage at the same time of this discussion, that's exactly what it feels like to finally come out on the other side legally. People took decades to finally being liberated from Windows and Microsoft and many like me will never be controlled that way again and while I respect Apple more than Microsoft for a lot of things in the end it's just another corporation that wants to greedily take your life energy and precious time and enslave you again. They are creating the best hardware at the worst possible time, but it's good for competition so it's all good.

nick_ 8d ago
I'll gladly sell my soul first thing every morning in exchange for a laptop that lasts longer than two hours on battery, wifi/audio/webcam work after waking from sleep, and not needing to learn a complexity fractal of CLI commands to do basic things.
- eahm 8d ago
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- astralkraft 8d ago
  They are called Chromebooks. It can sometimes be difficult for some people to find that toggle switch that enables Debian, but I can assure you, no arcane CLI commands are involved. EDIT: Any Chromebook using a Panther Lake chip, or an upcoming Googlebook ARM, can get you there.

nchmy 8d ago

Money AND ideology - I've never owned any apple product, and never will

realusername 8d ago

Personally it's the software which doesn't make me buy one. The hardware really is one of the best you can buy but using the software makes me lose my hair.

kjs3 8d ago

Since it doesn't run the software I need, why would I buy it? Unthinking fanboi-ism or simple stupidity?