XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-04 18:17, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-04 19:25, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-04 16:01, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-01-04 18:44, WolfFan wrote:   
   >>>> On Jan 4, 2026, CrudeSausage wrote   
   >>>> (in article<695a6593$2$23$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>):   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 2026-01-04 07:08, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >>>>>> Alan wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 2026-01-03 14:07, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On 1/3/26 4:57 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On 2026-01-03 13:50, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:35:17 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Arm CPUs are the best thing to happen to PCs since the SSD.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Second-best. RISC-V may yet surpass them. Maybe even LoongArch.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Ummmm... "may yet surpass" literally means "aren't YET as good".   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> And as usual, Linux is leading the way.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> LOL!   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Linux and Windows both support ARM, your precious Apple   
   >>>>>>>> overlords aren't   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> So? How does that show Linux "leading the way"?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> There's more to leading the way that simply being able to run an OS.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> People don't use the OS: they use applications that can run on   
   >>>>>>> that OS.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> And Apple has lead the way in making it possible to run a program   
   >>>>>>> written for a different architecture on new one.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Motorola to PowerPC   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> PowerPC to Intel   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> And now, Intel to Apple Silicon.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> This isn't the flex you think it is.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> And yet you can never actually articulate something that either   
   >>>>>>> Linux or   
   >>>>>>> Windows does better.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> AI Overview   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Linux generally offers superior customization, hardware   
   >>>>>> choice, open-source freedom, and powerful developer tools over   
   >>>>>> macOS, allowing users to tailor the OS extensively, install it   
   >>>>>> on diverse (often cheaper) hardware, use powerful command-line   
   >>>>>> utilities (Bash, Docker), and benefit from community-driven   
   >>>>>> innovation, making it ideal for power users, developers, and   
   >>>>>> those prioritizing control and flexibility.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Bottom line: Linux makes me happy!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Speaking of customization, for Mac users, it only goas as far as   
   >>>>> putting   
   >>>>> stickers representing your political beliefs on the lid of the   
   >>>>> computer.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> not on any of mine.   
   >>>   
   >>> Then, how do you hide the dent caused by merely looking at it?   
   >>   
   >> Why must you make shit up?   
   >   
   > Considering the amount of Macs on eBay being sold with dents, it appears   
   > to be a serious problem on those bodies.   
      
   Proof, please!   
      
   >   
   >>>>> Every desktop looks exactly the same, every computer looks exactly the   
   >>>>> same.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> looks at MacBook. Looks at display attached to Mac mini #1. Looks at   
   >>>> display   
   >>>> attached to Mac mini #2. Three different desktops; even the Docks are   
   >>>> different, several apps are on only one of the machines. Hint: one   
   >>>> of the Mac   
   >>>> minis is a server, with multiple volumes attached.   
   >>>   
   >>> Feel free to show us the extensive customization you've done on your   
   >>> Macs, sir.   
   >>   
   >> Feel free to show the "extensive customization" you've done to your   
   >> Linux machine...   
   >   
   > And you run rather than admit that MacOS doesn't allow for   
   > customizations in the slightest...   
   I completely admit that.   
      
   Now...   
      
   ...what will be your next excuse?   
      
   :-)   
      
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