XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-08-26 19:38, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On 2025-08-26 6:42 p.m., Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2025-08-25 12:55, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> And let's be very honest: for ordinary consumers, you shouldn't have   
   >> to learn how a device you use works. That is the evolution of a device   
   >> and its utility.   
   >   
   > Learning how your machine works is always a benefit, but while it was a   
   > necessity in the 80s and 90s, it became more of a burden after that.   
   > Most people just want to get things done with their computers, they   
   > don't feel like learning a set of commands, no matter how powerful those   
   > commands are.   
   Exactly.   
      
   Learning how an engine works in an automobile was essential in the early   
   days and now, why the hell would anyone who just wants transportation   
   want to know?   
      
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