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>Apple spent billions of dollars creating an app platform with a clear monetization model

I don't want their platform forced down my throat. On my PC I can download and install software from wherever I see fit. Had I not being a MacBook Pro user for the time being, I would have a chance to upgrade RAM and SSD without paying twice on the damn device.

If anything, I consider Apple being an anti consumer company. What is good for them, is not good for the end user.

That being said, their devices do have some advantages.

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Why did you buy a Mac then? You clearly knew the drawbacks, so I'm interested to hear, in this competitive market where both Windows and even Linux machines are now available, what made you decide to buy a Mac?

>what made you decide to buy a Mac

Battery life.

> I don't want their platform forced down my throat.

> I would have a chance to upgrade RAM and SSD without paying twice on the damn device.

>> what made you decide to buy a Mac

> Battery life.

When you made the choice to buy your MacBook because of the better battery life were you at any point lied to about the disadvantages?

Additionally, if you're not aware the RAM on SOC is a fundamental tradeoff because of physics. Hardwiring it into the SOC is a BIG part of the battery life improvements that you have stated you prefer.

>I don't want their platform forced down my throat.

As a consumer the whole point of buying a computer is to get access to its app platform. It's not forced down your throat it just inherently is a part of the device's identity.

Ummm no? This is a weird take. I want a device to run software, I do not care about their app platforms per se. I have a macbook and barely use the apple store. If they prevent me from running any software apart from through their platform, that is a problem for me.

>I want a device to run software

Without an app platform there would exist no software.

>I have a macbook and barely use the apple store.

The app platform is more than just the store. If you can install an app without the apple store, that app has to be able to run and actually do stuff somehow. The way it is able to run is the app platform.

>If they prevent me from running any software apart from through their platform

If you do not want to run software using Apple's hardware and Apple's software then Apple is effectively out of the picture. Apple won't prevent you from running apps on a different app platform like Android.

Apple should charge separately for their App Platform then, instead of bundling it with arbitrary features. The US government threatened to break up Microsoft as a result of the IE case, Apple would be wise to skate to away from where the laser-breathing regulatory dragon is headed.

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