Re: Microsoft just put this controversial Notepad feature behind a paywall

On Feb 19, 2025 at 9:23:31 AM EST, "CrudeSausage" <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

The mere fact that changing the battery, RAM or the storage in Macs is
impossible now makes it a terrible choice for people who like to hold
onto their hardware for a while. If none of the above is important to
you though, it's a nice little system.

Actually, its a nice big system. 12 Arm CPUs (M2), 48GB RAM, 1 TB storage and
16" screen. Runs MacOS (Unix) and Windows 11 at the same time without even
getting warm.

I have a second screen (18") that plugs into a USB-C port.  More storage is
also easy via USB-C ports. I have plenty of RAM. 

Batteries rarely go bad when you know how to treat them. I have a 10 year old
iPad Air 2 that still works fine.  I have an 8 year old iPhone 8 plus that
still has 99% battery health.

The fact is, only real hardware geeks care about "upgrading".  Most people are
not computer hobbyists and/or hardware geeks. I used to be (many years ago)
but I am no longer interested in that. I have a real life now. 

A "computer" for most people today is just an appliance.  And you can't
"upgrade" any other common appliances.  TVs, microwave ovens, radios,
dishwashers, refrigerators, phones/tablets/etc. You use it until you outgrow
it. You then sell it and get a new one.  Just like any other appliance.

And Apple stuff has high resale value.  Win/Win.