Re: Apple requires too much money and sacrifice of control

In article <p9vrtj5ffgtb691g2pe89iih94jahbedbp@4ax.com>,
 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
 

A Mac mini would be $1400.  What I could build for that is
unbelievable.  Getting macOS to me isn't so amazing, Linux does OK.  I
think Apple is like M$ selling products to high-end users first.

 
What do you do that you would need a Mac Mini configured to cost that
much?

 
I use the capacity of my CPU and RAM under Linux, it would only be
more burdened under macOS with needing to run WinARM in a VM, rather
than having native Wine with an x86-64 PC with Linux.

 
Then don't buy hardware (you can't afford?) that isn't suitable for your
workload.

 
The point is that I should be able to afford a Mac mini that would
work for me,

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Why?

 
 
If Apple wasn't a gimmick.
 
 

but they price the upgrades so high that it just tells us
they're a high-end brand name, not actually better than any other OS.

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That's not everyone's experience, but yeah Apple doesn't do cheap.

 
 
Your experience with their OS may be fabulous, but I promise you Linux
is better than people think.

Except that most people don't even know what "Linux" or "MacOS" or
"Windows" are.   Most people are not computer geeks and have no desire
to become one. 

So they run a Mac or a Dell or an HP.   "OS" has no meaning to most
people. 

Linux is fun if you like to tinker with OSes.   Windows is fine if you
need it for work.   Macs are easy to use and fit right in with iPhones
and iPads.

But in general, most people have no real use for "computers" these days. 
A phone and a maybe tablet are really all most people need for personal,
every day use.

So arguing about "how good (Linux/Mac/Windows) really is" is an argument
that is years out of date.

"I promise you Linux is better than people think" does not matter.  No
one today cares.   I promise you that a Beta VCR was better than a VHS
VCR.

No one cares today.