Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting

On 12/16/24 4:04 PM, Joel wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
 

Newegg has prefab systems that aren't the name brand, that's what I'd
go for if I wanted an OEM, but you can bet anything it won't have a
motherboard like the one I bought as a part.

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How is yours materially better...
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...I mean apart from "bragging rights"?

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It's limitlessly expandable.  That's what the bragging rights derive
from.

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My MacBook Air is "limitlessly expandable" to, Sunshine.
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<https://www.sonnettech.com/product/thunderbolt/pcie-card-expansion-systems.html>

  Sounds easy to travel with.

Yes, it is far easier than to lug a desktop tower, along with its separate display, separate keyboard, & separate mouse.

[The Mac mini] runs Apple's goofy OS, in any event.

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About which you've never been able to articulate what is "goofy" about it.

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I don't like it.  It's like a nasty food.  And Win11 is like a serving
of food that's too large, but you are nevertheless expected to eat the
whole thing.

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"I don't like it" is not the same is "it's goofy", princess.
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You cannot articulate a single actual thing that makes a Mac "goofy" or
"quirky".

 Finder in Snow Leopard was a piece of junk.

I don't recall it being bad at all: it was speedier than its predecessor and used less resources.  Of course, this complaint from Joel is from an OS introduced fifteen years ago (2009), so at the very least, he should be sure to compare it to its contemporary of Windows 7, not current OSs.

If I had spent a comparable amount on a comparable OEM PC, it'd not be
nearly as good.  That's undeniable.

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Did you buy a personal computer to get things done...
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...or to brag about how "l337" you are?

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Both.

And that says EVERYTHING about you.
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Given your stated use cases, there is nothing that a Mac Mini couldn't
have done as well (or better) than what you spent more money (and time!)
to end up with.

 But it'd run macOS, so ...

It ships with MacOS, but that's not the only OS choice for l33t braggarts.
-hh