XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
From: crude@sausa.ge
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?
>> 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.
>> Heck, the typical Apple users is so used to fitting into a mold
>> that they don't bother to change their wallpaper anymore.
>
> Hmm. MacBook currently has a high-res image of EarthForce destroyer Agamemnon
> in orbit. Mac mini #1 has Enterprise CV-6 launching against the Kido Butai on
> the morning of 4 June 1942. Mac mini #2 has Faith, Hope, and Charity
> defending Malta. Each image is from different folders, one per machine, with
> 48 images each, rotated once every half hour.
How daring.
>> They appear to
>> be entirely devoid of any kind of unique personality to a point that
>> they all generally look the same (hipster attire, insist on hanging out
>> in coffee shops to let you know that they paid extra to get an Apple
>> product when they could just as easily work at home).
>
> I’ve never so much as set foot in a Starbucks. Ever.
You've done yourself a favour. Starbucks has the absolute worst coffee
I've ever tasted, and I say this as someone who experimented with Folgers.
>> I've never met Alan, but I'll bet that he wears a tuque all day long and
>> spends his day drinking what Starbucks considers to be coffee writing a
>> screenplay.
>
> bloody hell. you need help, laddie.
Duly ignored.
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