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   Message 163,827 of 164,974   
   CrudeSausage to Gremlin   
   Re: The trouble with Mac apps vs. Linux    
   25 Jan 26 13:47:01   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:49:33 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
      
   > chrisv    
   > news:ucf2nkhovbtqnjl0js8pjrb0nu8jlq2ilh@4ax.com Wed, 21 Jan 2026   
   > 21:01:33 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
   >   
   >> CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> -hh wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Once it dies, it sends a 13V shock to other components essentially   
   >>>>> killing the entire computer. Even if you manage to replace the NVMe   
   >>>>> and replace any damaged parts, you're still going to be missing the   
   >>>>> required data to boot the computer.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> How would you defend that?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Simple:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> If the NVMe is socketed instead of being soldered, explain how this   
   >>>> design difference prevents the 13V spike from also being fatal?   
   >>>   
   >>>You're answering a question with a question. Are you a muhammedan? How   
   >>>about you be specific for a change, especially since we both know that   
   >>>Apple products no longer offer anything that is socketed.   
   >>   
   >> The question is, would the same Flash IC failure in a X86 PC with   
   >> socketed NVMe also "send a shock" that would kill the computer?   
   >   
   > Nope. The PC would be fine. It's not designed to EOL when the internal   
   > drive does. :) That's an Apple thing.   
      
   Apple hardware is designed to have severe depression and to blow its   
   brains out at an opportune time like Kurt Cobain did.   
      
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