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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Nov 19, 2025 at 1:35:28 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   <10fl9mg$2g519$5@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:36:36 +0000, David B. wrote:   
   >   
   >> Mac revenue reached $10.6 billion in Q1 2025, driven by demand for   
   >> M3-based MacBook Pros.   
   >   
   > Apple stopped reporting Mac unit shipments years ago, when they were   
   > showing a clear trend of declining year-on-year. Now, by quoting raw   
   > revenue figures, all you’re celebrating is their ability to fleece   
   > their customers for more money than competitors can get from their   
   > users.   
   >   
   > If Apple is doing so well, why did it need to compe up with its own   
   > answer to Microsoft’s WSL2? Why bring Linux in, if macOS is so   
   > wonderfully capable on its own? It must be because Linux has   
   > capabilities that macOS not only does not have, but can never have.   
      
   What evidence do you have that Apple stopped reporting Mac units because sales   
   were collapsing. Keep in mind they stopped reporting all unit counts of all   
   products, just like other big tech companies. Revenue still shows the Mac line   
   doing well, with predictable bumps around major releases.   
      
   Calling it "fleecing" is just spin. Higher average selling price can mean more   
   people are buying higher-end machines (fits what we know of Apple), not that   
   they're getting ripped off.   
      
   And the Linux layer on macOS isn't an admission of weakness. Windows needed   
   WSL2 because it lacked a UNIX-like environment. macOS already has one. Apple   
   added a Linux option because developers want consistent tooling across   
   platforms, and this makes macOS stronger.   
      
   Both OSes serve different roles, and both borrow what their users expect.   
      
      
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