XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-11-25 03:02, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > On 11/25/25 2:09 AM, Alan wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>>>>>>>> [Apple] already sell[s] low- end computers for a high price.   
   >>>>>>>>>>> The cost of a real device from Apple is extortion.  Something   
   >>>>>>>>>>> even lower end will not get many buyers.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Put up some performance numbers to back up that claim...   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Ah, but Alan, that isn't the problem.  The Mac mini with 16 GB   
   >>>>>>>>> RAM and 256 GB SSD will still blow away my China-produced mini   
   >>>>>>>>> PC on "performance numbers", having the Apple Silicon CPU, but   
   >>>>>>>>> my inexpensive mini PC has twice as big an SSD - that's   
   >>>>>>>>> ridiculous. Why is 512 not the first option?  Why is it $200   
   >>>>>>>>> extra?  Apple sucks dick, face it.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> The "problem" is that you keep making claims you can't back up,   
   >>>>>>>> so you pivot to some other claim.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> I did back it up, though, I *have* 512 GB storage, on my $190   
   >>>>>>> mini PC, that came with Win11 Pro, *WHY* the hell is 256 the   
   >>>>>>> default on a Mac?!   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Your attention span is terrible.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Your claim was:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> 'The reason it won't be successful is because they already sell   
   >>>>>> low- end computers for a high price'   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> So put up some numbers to show that Macs are "low-end".   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> 256 GB.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That's it?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That's all you've got?   
   >>>   
   >>> If Apple were serious about selling hardware competitively, 512 GB   
   >>> would be the minimum option, not a $200 extra splurge.   
   >>   
   >> Oh, no!   
   >>   
   >> One hardware specification doesn't mean your drunken (and high)   
   >> standard of "acceptable"!   
   >   
   >   
   > Nah, you're defeated on this one Alan, 256 is paltry.  Apple is cheap   
   > while being expensive.   
   >   
      
   LOL!   
      
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