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This is ridiclous

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[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 16 points 3 weeks ago (37 children)

I’m not really trying to come to Apple’s defense here as they don’t need it, but everyone reacting as though this is as bad as or worse than the mouse charging port seems to be ignoring the fact that most computers nowadays don’t need to be manually turned off or on with any level of frequency. People will push this button like once or twice a month I imagine. I don’t see why that’s the end of the world.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (30 children)

~~What the hell are you talking about? I push the power button every single day on my PC. I'm aware that wake on LAN is a thing, but your average computer user doesn't utilize that feature. And only a psychopath who doesn't care about their power bill nor the environment would leave their PC running 24/7.~~

Edit: Thanks for the insight. You were right, I was wrong. My bad.

[–] derek@infosec.pub 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

laughs in home lab

Not that I'd buy it but, if I did, that power button might get used twice a year. Likely less since I wouldn't be able to upgrade or maintenance its hardware.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

To be fair, if you have a home lab setup (or even a simple server), you're not the average computer user.

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