XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-08-25 9:59 a.m., Alan wrote:   
   > On 2025-08-25 05:49, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >> On 2025-08-24 12:47 p.m., Alan wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-08-24 02:32, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:52:22 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> But no, buying a fucking Mac is not the answer.  It's too expensive.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> And lacking in expandability and versatility. All Apple’s machines are   
   >>>> basically just glorified laptops now.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> And the OS may have licensed the “Unix” trademark, but it doesn’t   
   >>>> work the   
   >>>> way people expect traditional “Unix” systems to work.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Ask one of the original Bell Labs crew, Ken “Mr Unix” Thompson: he has   
   >>>> given up on Apple and switched to Linux.   
   >>>   
   >>> Sorry, Linux fans:   
   >>>   
   >>> Pretty much everyone disagrees with you.   
   >>   
   >> Honestly, MacOS is a more polished experience than Linux can ever hope   
   >> to be. Nevertheless, Linux is a more liberating experience than MacOS   
   >> can ever hope to be.   
   >>   
   >   
   > People usually aren't looking for "liberating experience[s]" from things   
   > they simply want to use day-to-day.   
      
   I don't disagree. Additionally, the number of people who actually want   
   to learn how the computer works is quickly shrinking. In most cases,   
   whether they are kids or adults and especially because of how popular   
   smartphones are, they just expect the system to be polished, easy to use   
   and hands free in terms of maintenance. Even people who are rather   
   technical are losing interest in the constant maintenance necessary to   
   run Linux or to keep Windows running. Bravo to the exception who have   
   never had problems with either Linux or Windows.   
      
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