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I can’t believe a company that’s been this shitty to its customers, openly, for literal decades is still in business.
Thanks for reminding me to never, ever buy Apple.
But i will say this... hats off to the M-series chipsets... silent powerhouse!
the effects of R&D on tech evolution, chef's kiss 👌🏿
Yep. I use a pixel 6 and a MacBook Air m1. It's the best of both worlds.
They build fantastic laptops.
As a side rant, I just want to say that I've never had a laptop that was able to maintain consistent speed and reliability better than this machine. Every other windows-based laptop I've had has crapped out after 3 years. This thing just keeps on going, regardless of the fact that I've had about 100 tabs and 3 browsers open for the majority of its lifespan.
Surely if you spend similar amounts of money, especially these days you get the same quality from windows? - the only thing I'm interested in is the combination of a sturdy metal frame and high specs.
I mean yes and no. If you value energy efficiency there's nothing comparable. There are sturdy laptops, there a more powerful laptops, but to my knowledge there are no laptops that offer the same combination of battery runtime and performance.
Are they equally good with linux on them?
Nope. I've spent similar amounts of money in the past on a great Lenovo gaming laptop. It was phenomenal for the first two years. But then after the first major Windows update, it seemed like the drivers became less reliable and issues started popping up here and there. Another year so later and everything started to bog down. Reformatting it fixed it for a little bit, but the same issues came up again eventually.
I've heard good things about the surface, so maybe if you go the direct from Microsoft route it could be better? I'm just burnt out though. I don't see myself buying another Microsoft product again.
Is linux good on Mac at all, even better perhaps? Though I've heard they don't have the same compatibility with M1 macbooks yet.
Marketing is powerful.
Cult indoctrination is even more powerful.
It's beyond a cult. Say something against them and wow, they come at you.
Since my very first ipad 1 I've seen this company continue to screw it's base but for some reason the base keeps drinking from the fountain.
Honestly, the base should be studied.
There are fanatics on every side, but once a brand becomes a core part of your personality, I'm not going to want to talk to you.
Therein lies the problem. We should never put ourselves in a position of corporate reliance.
Apple users and Trump Supporters.
Two groups of people that are absolutely hated by the objects of their worship.
The same is true of Android and Windows users.
Almost every Windows user will tell you that Windows sucks
Android I can believe but Windows. Come on, everyone shits on Windows lol
Yes, but they will tell you a pc is superior to any other piece of electronics at the same time.
I am unique! I have personality tied to a device!
You are still dumb.
why is u hurt boy
Why is you dumb girl?
mom aint buying u iphone 15?
Your mom is buying me one.
oooooo you gottem with a sick burn bro, what a big chungus chad redditor moment /s
Seriously, go touch grass.
Not just still in business, absolutely dominating the competition.
Well… 17% market share isn’t exactly “dominating”. https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/global-smartphone-share/
Market share isn’t everything, Apple commands a very strong hold on the premium segment of phones, that’s where the actual money is for the most part (generalized.)
A lot of people who buy apple stuff just plain don't care. If you break it, you immediately buy a new one. But even if you don't, you'll get a new one when you can. For a lot of people it's also a status symbol, where a lot of ego is involved. You still see this every time camera discussions come up, where sometimes you'll see a 15 Pro compared to an HTC Hero for shot quality.
This should never be a problem, but we live in a dystopia
Most people aren't repairing their iPhones and most people will just carry the damaged iPhone before repairing and buying another because of money but also, it is an iPhone.
It's only being shitty to your customers if your customers weren't so willing to just keep buying them when they can.
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Just don't buy that crap. I'm perfectly satisfied with a rooted chinesium Android machine for a third of the money. It's actually better in many regards than my cousin's iphone14. Hardware wise. And oh, you can change parts rather easily. These are so easy to root, I don't know why not everybody does it. Or give it to someone you know / in the family to do it. Had a Huawei before this for 6 years, changed the battery and the screen. Still kinda love my old brick.
These are so easy to root, I dont know why not everybody does it.
Probably because not everyone has a valid reason to root. What about people who use GrapheneOS? Rooting does involve valid security risks that doesn't make it suitable for every single person.
This is about Macbooks though. It's an interesting video, the guy who created it will even open source the little device after 350 orders.
Any recommendations on those chinesium devices? My Pixel 4a is getting a little long in the tooth and I'm in the market for a new Android phone with a vanilla Android experience.
Quick! Get it before they sue!
Can it wait a bit? I'm in the middle of some calibrations.
Don't worry, it'll be all over torrent before we know it!
Wouldn't this technically qualify as reverse engineering?
My new hero!
We wholeheartedly invite your valuable input and suggestions, as they play an integral role in our continuous improvement efforts. To facilitate this collaborative approach, we have committed to releasing our source code for public access after reaching a milestone of 350 orders.
Yeah, but that means people are going to want to wait until it's open source which means less people will buy it initially. Maybe enough will buy before someone or something else comes along.
For a local repair store the cost of the device isn't that bad. I could be wrong, but I bet a lot of the initial purchases will be businesses and then once it becomes open source the tinkerers will go ham.
Tinkerers FTW
Uh ooooh
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