Yay, subscriptions for everything! Car as a service! What's not to like?? ๐คฎ
RecluseRamble
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So it's more expensive than the competitors which also have real budget options at easily half the price but then "corners are cut".
You know, I won't even argue about the quality of Apple products - they are top tier. But calling the pricing "a steal" is just dishonest.
They have consistently been averaging at 150-200% the price of comparable hardware at least since the 90s. While there may be examples like yours where the gap is smaller, there are plenty of outrageous examples like the infamous monitor stand or some ridiculously priced chargers.
Nor are they priced like consumer grade hardware.
Apple products in general aren't.
You replied, I replied back. That's how public social media work. It's unlikely we know each other.
As I said: feel free to upgrade your MacBook just don't throw the one with a "meager" 8 gigs away since it's totally usable with a non-bloated system.
That's absolutely what I'm saying. Apple is just holding back that feature for upselling (as always) and because it's hardly possible to debloat macOS.
I can't believe, there's no Linux reference yet!
Give your "8 gigs not enough" hardware to one of us and see it revived running faster than whatever you're running now with your subpar OS.
Google's business model also doesn't really fit to what VPN customers are looking for. They hardly would implement a zero log policy, for example.
It's really not a generational thing. Every generation has their nerds and they always are just a tiny minority.
The late Gen X/early millennials may have been an outlier because they were forced to learn to get anything working but also from those years most don't care about tech.
Apple does have a significant market share of 25-30% in Europe. Just because they avoided having to open iMessage (for now) because everyone in Europe uses WhatsApp, doesn't mean other Apple services are safe from regulation.
But I'm with you - it's more likely about (not so) privacy.
Nah, it makes sense. Apple really likes their proprietary walled garden, so the interoperability requirements trouble them deeply.
You can buy pirated software or pre-cracked consoles in stores there. They don't care.