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I think it's simpler: these web services have zero tangible value and end users know it and aren't going to pay for it.

I don’t agree with this. You can run macOS without this crap so why can’t you run windows without it? macOS is arguably less enthusiast oriented than windows.

Microsoft is one facade regardless of who is underneath it and they are aligned in user hostility at the moment. Even devdiv is a mess.

I remember the discussion about that which boiled down to: it’s good for you - shut up.

That was the thing that kicked me over the fence. Open source doesn’t matter if the stewards do not have your best interests at heart.

Same situation here. Apple is not the best option, but it's the least shit.

I would rather hope the vendor has the right policy, not that a multi-national union forces it to have the right policy.

I've purposely avoided all three of those for that very reason. I've spent 30 years working with Microsoft stacks. It paid the mortgage off but it's been hell from a churn and lock in perspective. So much ROI was wasted on rewrites because of their policies and schizophrenic direction changes.

I'm in a different space now and I am blessed that my editor is vim, my language is either Go or Julia and my VCS is Fossil.

More user hostility. Less user choice.

I remember a few years ago on here everyone crowing about the new Microsoft and how it wasn't like the old one. It's notably worse a this point.

I'm enjoying this one. Mostly because it has motivated people to move to AWS quicker which is where I make money :)

Why not a picosecond after the first one?

What is the smallest unit of time?

Does it even make sense when you get there?

Now I've got a headache.

Well there is some variability in that. A lot of the cloud services out there don't work offline at all, suffer from sync issues, have poor quality apps if they even have one or have poor or undocumented privacy architecture.

(I have Apple ADP turned on, so all my keys are on-device only. I also have period of up to 2 weeks where I am completely disconnected from the Internet)

Bloatware? The only thing that matters is the software!

I've run my entire life, business and academic study with this software for over a decade. Works across my computer, ipad and phone. Works offline for days at a time. Never goes wrong.

Then along comes GTK...

I don't use windows.

My point is roughly there isn't even a remotely comparable bit of software to the stuff built into macOS on Windows or Linux (calendar, contacts, notes, reminders, mail, maps).

Best time to Linux ever. But worst time to dump other platforms which you rely on. Same as the last 25 years.

Yeah this. Also the plane tickets are so bloody cheap these days that the baggage doesn't hurt a bit.

I use yt-dlp to download the videos, then play it on VLC on my iPad. Much nicer experience!

Not everyone here is a Linux dev. I spend most of my time with Goodnotes and MacTeX.

We have about 500 of them and this is normal. You are the lucky one here.

No.

I have a high end Dell Precision 7670 with their top NBD support option. The machine has been a shit show. Dell had no parts for it when it failed and took a week to find one. The NBD support doesn't always turn up on the NBD. It's more 2-3 days, if you are lucky.

Lenovo are even worse.

So far. I know someone who had to wait a month for a battery to turn up...

Enjoy your warranty service with other far more terrible vendors then!

Yeah that.

It's usually the same people who will pay $2500 a year for routine service on their car without saying something but bitch about $500 repair on the principal income generator they have (their macbook).

Yes sure anyone can punch themselves in the balls, break their entire workflow and start again if they want to.

But is it worth it?

Yeah my 2021 M1 Pro is showing 89% battery. My spare 2021 M1 Pro is showing 99% battery.

(Also I have a spare iMac and a spare Mac Mini and an iPad I can work on)

YMMV but redundancy is good.

Ok I completely missed that despite reading it. Clearly not enough coffee. As for mail in, you only have to mail in custom configs usually. If you get an off the shelf one they do it in store. I've done a couple before. One took an hour.

Batteries - well they need to be stuck to something so they don't bend. Apple's design flaw is sticking it to the top case which is the problem.

Well it was a $2500 MBP and it paid itself off because I made more cash than that in 3 days with it (unfucking an iOS app for someone).

Why no AppleCare? This would have been replaced free. This was a poor hedge. (Edit: missed the applecare bit)

As for the battery being sold with the top case, I have less of a problem than many with this as it's difficult to ship the batteries safely or remove or replace them in these machines. That's a design flaw which I hope they will sort out at some point but at the moment it is what it is. What is objectionable is that the rebate for the part that is returned is really really poor if you use the self-service repair store. £510 spend for an £85 return. If that's just the battery that's gone it's a rip off.

My risk is that if I have a problem with mine, I will just buy another one though. It paid for itself in under 3 days when I bought it.

Good advice. If you're in a bad place, don't watch it.

Ooh yeah fuck that last one. Especially when you have 2h to return a hire one. Urgh.

Charging. The network of chargers and the billing is a shit show. Also service which is somewhat variable.

If I fast charge anywhere reliable here (instavolt) in the UK I’m better off driving a petrol car. Helm a coal powered one is probably cheaper. So that limits me to home charging which I can’t do any more because I live in an apartment block.

Owned a model S and have rented a Polestar numerous times.

Planned for 2027. When it ships for that price I’ll believe it.

The main underdelivery of EV’s is total cost of ownership which is a shit show of complexity under a layer of marketing.

(Note: former EV owner. I don’t own a car now)