Re: The problem with not owning the software

Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

[...]

  I think regular users (not 'geeks' like us) just try to run their
'applications' on it till it breaks and then give it to some
acquaintance etc. or 'professional' to (try to) fix.
 
  Luckily, I have no such users in my circle of family, friends, etc..
Only one (heavy) Windows user, but he's an IT professional. Others are
mostly Apple users (phones, tablets, laptops, 'desktops'), who mostly
seem to get by without too many problems (or at least they don't bother
me with them :-)).
>

[OT] That's the great thing about Apple:  from the users' viewpoint it
all "just works".  There's not much need to get the screwdriver out at
all.  What's more, Apple kit interoperates within the Apple ecosystem
without difficulty.  So what if it's a walled garden.

You get what you paid for, that's why Apple kit is worth its high price.

Over the years I've migrated from DOS via Windows (3.1 to NT) to Linux
(many flavours) and finally via Mac OS X to macOS.  I keep instances of
Linux and Windows in VMs for the occasional job where there isn't a Mac
program for it, so I do have some experience.  When you get tired of
banging the side of the box to make things work, the reliabilty of Apple
is blessed relief.

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