![]() ![]() ![]() The hardware and software are designed to work together, which alleviates many of the problems facing other operating systems. MacOS works for many people, developers included. I prefer the more enlightened agnostic approach - if it works for me, I use it. There's this unhealthy obsession with all things FOSS - if it doesn't fit into that paradigm, then it just isn't good - crazy. If it were the *only* option available to you, thereby forcing you down that path - fair comment - but it isn't. Then we get "the walled garden" complaints - but the obvious reply to that is, you don't have to participate. What's the resale value of the vast majority of generic laptops? Well, the second hand Mac market seems pretty damn healthy to me - what's the average lifespan of a generic PC? INTEL POWER GADGET MAC SYSTEM DIDNT IDENTIFY UPGRADE"But there's no upgrade path - the machines will be obsolete in a few years." ![]() They aren't into tinkering with their hardware. 99% of users don't give a damn - "Does it work?" "Oh, but you can't upgrade it - everything is soldered onto the mainboard" It usually comes down to price, but so many times when someone actually bothers to do the research, the price point isn't nearly as extreme as imagined, especially when comparing like for like in terms of the full package. It's been this way for decades now - anything Apple gets slated by virtually all people who comment. What's with the overriding hatred of all things Apple for the bulk of slashdot readers / commenters? ![]()
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