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-=> Rug Rat wrote to Matthew Munson <=-

 MM> Im getting tired of Microsoft and Google and that led to my increased
 MM> movement towards Apple.

 RR> I am getting tired of them ALL.  Microsft, Apple, Google, Samsung.

 RR> I should NOT have to provide an email address to use a piece of
 RR> hardware PERIOD!

 I was going to say to matt, talk about jumping from the frying pan into
 the fire!

 Tempting to get a cheap PC that doesn't support Windows 11, load NetBSD
 on it and call it a day.

 RR> You will love the Mac Mini, it is a very powerful computer in a small
 RR> package, and Apple silicon is a very capable processor.  My only
 RR> complaint with Apple moving away from the x86 archetecture was the loss
 RR> in versatility of being able to run ANYTHING ina  VM.

 They are tempting, as is the whole ecosystem. I've been tempted by
 iPhones - the rest of my family has them, and Apple has successfully
 roped people into iMessage, Apple Pay, and FaceTime - this generation
 of kids is completely Apple-centric.

 I'd like to be able to send my daughter money through Apple Pay, and
 use the Share Location feature in iMessage. But then, I'd be tempted to
 get an Apple watch, which won't connect to my Android Phone, then why
 not get a Mac Mini along with it all?

 It's a slippery slope. But, it's pretty...


 
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