From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-02-18 13:17, Tom Elam wrote:   
   > On 2/17/26 2:55 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-17 10:55, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>> On 2/15/26 6:08 PM, pothead wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-02-15, Tom Elam  wrote:   
   >>>>> The two longest lasting phones I have owned were a Blackberry at   
   >>>>> about 5   
   >>>>> years and an iPhone 14 Pro at 3+ years. In between a series of Android   
   >>>>> phones. The 14 Pro will do for at least another 1-2 years. The wife   
   >>>>> has   
   >>>>> an iPhone 14, same story.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Android tablets were tried for something like 10 years. All were   
   >>>>> disappointing. Slow, limited updates, and clunky OS. My iPad   
   >>>>> experience   
   >>>>> has been the exact opposite. Frequent updates, plenty fast, and   
   >>>>> consistent OS. The current oldest is Gen 7, 6 years old, and running   
   >>>>> great with a fully patched OS. None of my Samsung tablets came even   
   >>>>> close.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> IMHO Apple deserves the price premium. Good hardware, incredible   
   >>>>> support, durable. No regrets.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I agree completely with your assessment of your Apple devices. I too   
   >>>> had   
   >>>> a Blackberry and at the time I enjoyed using it and it did last a   
   >>>> long time   
   >>>> despite the abuse from me.   
   >>>> I also have had several Android devices from Motorola, Samsung and   
   >>>> LG. Mostly   
   >>>> top tier devices for the most part.   
   >>>> They have never been as smooth as my iPhones which I have been using   
   >>>> since one of   
   >>>> the early models. I currently have an iPhone 14 as well.   
   >>>> One of my biggest complaints with Android has been the massive   
   >>>> amount of bloatware   
   >>>> that they come with. Apps from the manufacturer as well as the   
   >>>> carrier. And some   
   >>>> can be a PITA to remove.   
   >>>> I've never used an Apple or Android tablet so I can't comment on that.   
   >>>> My only complaint with the iPhone and Apple was iTunes as I don't   
   >>>> use a desktop   
   >>>> Mac so it was quite clunky to me. Android was better in that regard   
   >>>> because it   
   >>>> was seen from the PC as just another file system. To me that is   
   >>>> logical.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Yesterday I took the next step and bought a MacBook Air. Probably   
   >>> just before the next update, but what the heck. Got almost everything   
   >>> up and running except 2 standalone utilites that are Windows-only. A   
   >>> few years back the poor state of Quicken and an M1 MacBook Pro that   
   >>> failed to boot 13 days after purchase derailed the process. Quicken   
   >>> has been updated and now works OK. I have two Windows 11 machines   
   >>> around that can run those utilities. This is being sent on the Air/   
   >>> Thunderbird.   
   >>>   
   >>> Still a few kinks to work out, thanks to Google and YouTube I'm   
   >>> confident I'll not be needing Parallels.   
   >> Do yourself a favour. Set up the Windows machine for remote access   
   >> using the "Windows" application you can get from the App Store.   
   >   
   > Help me out here, what does that do for you?   
      
   You put the Windows machine somewhere where it doesn't take up much   
   space, and keep one computer where you use it the most.   
      
   You get to use the Mac's keyboard, mouse and screen, and the mouse   
   tracking is almost always smoother than Windows, and the display of   
   higher quality.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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