XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   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.   
      
   >>>> 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...   
      
   < snip boring drivel >   
      
      
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