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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-10-22 04:19:06 +0000, Titus G said:   
   > On 22/10/25 16:13, Your Name wrote:   
   > much snippage   
   >>   
   >> According to Mr Google:   
   >   
   > I was joking previously when I suggested you were sexist.   
   >   
   >> Apple even stupidly left out the floppy drive from their iMac computers   
   >> leaving users now way to transfer files (other than the slow internet or   
   >> then-hugely expensive USB thumb drives) - people had to pay extra to get   
   >> an external floppy drive just to retain functionality of the older Mac   
   >> computers.   
   >   
   > Apple's only reason for existence is to return profits to its owners   
      
   Apple didn't actually sell any USB thumb drive or external floppy   
   drives at the time. You had to get third-party ones.   
      
      
      
   > and has the same philosophy as the USA insurance-triaged 'health' system: A   
   > patient totally cured is a source of income lost. A perfect product   
   > means no more income from that customer. Do you remember that Apple   
   > were prosecuted for software that caused the need to unnecessarily   
   > replace batteries? Was it Apple selling the thumb drives and external   
   > drives with proprietary plugs? Is Apple stupid because it has less   
   > money than Musk?   
      
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