Re: Remember when setting up a Windows PC didn’t feel like harassment?

Alan wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:

On 2026-01-03 14:07, Joel W. Crump wrote:

On 1/3/26 4:57 PM, Alan wrote:

On 2026-01-03 13:50, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:35:17 +0000, Tyrone wrote:
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Arm CPUs are the best thing to happen to PCs since the SSD.

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Second-best. RISC-V may yet surpass them. Maybe even LoongArch.

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Ummmm... "may yet surpass" literally means "aren't YET as good".
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And as usual, Linux is leading the way.

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LOL!

 
Linux and Windows both support ARM, your precious Apple overlords aren't

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So? How does that show Linux "leading the way"?
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There's more to leading the way that simply being able to run an OS.
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People don't use the OS: they use applications that can run on that OS.
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And Apple has lead the way in making it possible to run a program
written for a different architecture on new one.
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Motorola to PowerPC
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PowerPC to Intel
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And now, Intel to Apple Silicon.

This isn't the flex you think it is.

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And yet you can never actually articulate something that either Linux or
Windows does better.

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    Linux generally offers superior customization, hardware
    choice, open-source freedom, and powerful developer tools over
    macOS, allowing users to tailor the OS extensively, install it
    on diverse (often cheaper) hardware, use powerful command-line
    utilities (Bash, Docker), and benefit from community-driven
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Bottom line: Linux makes me happy!

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