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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Dec 29, 2025 at 8:50:22 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   <10ivi5u$1hg4r$1@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 30 Dec 2025 03:14:41 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Dec 29, 2025 at 4:41:55 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   >> <10iv3k3$1dnpl$4@dont-email.me>:   
   >>   
   >>> Interesting that there is no WINE-equivalent for macOS   
   >>> functionality ... I guess there just aren’t enough users to care   
   >>> ...   
   >>   
   >> I am talking the features of the system as a whole.   
   >   
   > So you’ve mentioned before. Realistically, how many Apple users even   
   > know or care about such things?   
      
   I would say a fair number care of at least some of them... but even if nobody   
   else cares, I do.   
      
   When I used to work with businesses doing web stuff and print stuff having a   
   color selector that worked across apps was very useful... and I know other   
   professionals who use it often still. I use Quick Look pretty much daily --   
   and from what I understand Windows has now copied it (as Apple copies from   
   others... not putting them down for this).   
      
   > Let’s face it: Apple users buy Apple because of the image, not because   
   > they actually understand the technology.   
      
   Maybe some... but I think many buy them because of the ease of use. Most do   
   not think of UI issues the way I do, but they do benefit from the UI that   
   utilizes consistency better, and has a number of tools to make things more   
   efficient.   
      
   And of course compared to Windows and Android, Apple users benefit from lower   
   risk of malware (as of desktop Linux users). And Windows users get the benefit   
   of software choices (though there are choices Linux and macOS users each get   
   which Windows users do not).   
      
   This of course does not mean Windows and Linux are not good choices, too. Not   
   saying people are wrong to use them. But for ME, I often feel like apps in   
   those environments are designed for the lowest common denominator in terms of   
   features (though also sometimes feel like less popular types of software, such   
   as Usenet clients, are not very good on my chosen platform).   
      
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   you.   
      
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