On the Windows newsgroup was a discussion about Apple today, to which
I responded with the following philosophical understanding of Apple...
From: Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Apple's newer image formats
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:02:51 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrn10r8rbb.8t31.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
I have studied Apple for years and I am a frequent poster to some of the Apple newsgroups, where I have noticed that almost everything that Apple
does is for a different reason than what Apple "says" is why it does it.
Apple marketing is brilliant, so let's not be mislead by what is arguably
the finest mistruth-propagation propaganda dissemination engine ever.
The only way to understand why Apple does what Apple does, is to look
askance at what Apple says is why it does it, but look at what the effect
on the typical Apple user is in terms of interoperability OUTSIDE of the prison ecosystem that Apple purposefully creates to keep people inside.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
On the Windows newsgroup was a discussion about Apple today, to which
I responded with the following philosophical understanding of Apple...
From: Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Apple's newer image formats
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:02:51 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrn10r8rbb.8t31.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
I have studied Apple for years and I am a frequent poster to some of the Apple newsgroups, where I have noticed that almost everything that Apple
does is for a different reason than what Apple "says" is why it does it.
Apple marketing is brilliant, so let's not be mislead by what is arguably
the finest mistruth-propagation propaganda dissemination engine ever.
The only way to understand why Apple does what Apple does, is to look
askance at what Apple says is why it does it, but look at what the effect
on the typical Apple user is in terms of interoperability OUTSIDE of the prison ecosystem that Apple purposefully creates to keep people inside.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
That is crazy wrong. My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software. There is only one app that I use that is not available on this Mac, and if I was desperate enough I could get Parallels and put that on here. After 35 years as a devoted Windows fan I have found a better platform.
On the Windows newsgroup was a discussion about Apple today, to which
I responded with the following philosophical understanding of Apple...
From: Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Apple's newer image formats
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:02:51 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrn10r8rbb.8t31.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
I have studied Apple for years and I am a frequent poster to some of the Apple newsgroups, where I have noticed that almost everything that Apple does is for a different reason than what Apple "says" is why it does it.
Apple marketing is brilliant, so let's not be mislead by what is arguably the finest mistruth-propagation propaganda dissemination engine ever.
The only way to understand why Apple does what Apple does, is to look askance at what Apple says is why it does it, but look at what the effect
on the typical Apple user is in terms of interoperability OUTSIDE of the prison ecosystem that Apple purposefully creates to keep people inside.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
On 3/13/26 5:53 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:
On the Windows newsgroup was a discussion about Apple today, to which
I responded with the following philosophical understanding of Apple...
From: Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Apple's newer image formats
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:02:51 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrn10r8rbb.8t31.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
I have studied Apple for years and I am a frequent poster to some of the
Apple newsgroups, where I have noticed that almost everything that Apple
does is for a different reason than what Apple "says" is why it does it.
Apple marketing is brilliant, so let's not be mislead by what is arguably
the finest mistruth-propagation propaganda dissemination engine ever.
The only way to understand why Apple does what Apple does, is to look
askance at what Apple says is why it does it, but look at what the effect
on the typical Apple user is in terms of interoperability OUTSIDE of the
prison ecosystem that Apple purposefully creates to keep people inside.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
That is crazy wrong. My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software. There is only one app that I use that is not available on
this Mac, and if I was desperate enough I could get Parallels and put
that on here. After 35 years as a devoted Windows fan I have found a
better platform.
On 2026-03-13 14:53, Maria Sophia wrote:
On the Windows newsgroup was a discussion about Apple today, to which
I responded with the following philosophical understanding of Apple...
From: Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Apple's newer image formats
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:02:51 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrn10r8rbb.8t31.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
I have studied Apple for years and I am a frequent poster to some of the
Apple newsgroups, where I have noticed that almost everything that Apple
does is for a different reason than what Apple "says" is why it does it.
Apple marketing is brilliant, so let's not be mislead by what is arguably
the finest mistruth-propagation propaganda dissemination engine ever.
The only way to understand why Apple does what Apple does, is to look
askance at what Apple says is why it does it, but look at what the effect
on the typical Apple user is in terms of interoperability OUTSIDE of the
prison ecosystem that Apple purposefully creates to keep people inside.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
But this is all bullshit based on the fact that Apple adopted better
image formats than were commonly in use...
...MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS AGO.
Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
On 2026-03-13 14:53, Maria Sophia wrote:
On the Windows newsgroup was a discussion about Apple today, to which
I responded with the following philosophical understanding of Apple...
From: Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Apple's newer image formats
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:02:51 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrn10r8rbb.8t31.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
I have studied Apple for years and I am a frequent poster to some of the >>> Apple newsgroups, where I have noticed that almost everything that Apple >>> does is for a different reason than what Apple "says" is why it does it. >>>
Apple marketing is brilliant, so let's not be mislead by what is arguably >>> the finest mistruth-propagation propaganda dissemination engine ever.
The only way to understand why Apple does what Apple does, is to look
askance at what Apple says is why it does it, but look at what the effect >>> on the typical Apple user is in terms of interoperability OUTSIDE of the >>> prison ecosystem that Apple purposefully creates to keep people inside.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
But this is all bullshit based on the fact that Apple adopted better
image formats than were commonly in use...
...MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS AGO.
These are also international standards introduced by a consortium and are open for anyone to adopt.
The fact that Windows doesn't support them natively is simply a choice microsoft made.
On 2026-03-14 17:05:45 +0000, Tom Elam said:
On 3/13/26 5:53 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:
On the Windows newsgroup was a discussion about Apple today, to which
I responded with the following philosophical understanding of Apple...
From: Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Apple's newer image formats
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:02:51 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrn10r8rbb.8t31.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
I have studied Apple for years and I am a frequent poster to some of the >>> Apple newsgroups, where I have noticed that almost everything that Apple >>> does is for a different reason than what Apple "says" is why it does it. >>>
Apple marketing is brilliant, so let's not be mislead by what is arguably >>> the finest mistruth-propagation propaganda dissemination engine ever.
The only way to understand why Apple does what Apple does, is to look
askance at what Apple says is why it does it, but look at what the effect >>> on the typical Apple user is in terms of interoperability OUTSIDE of the >>> prison ecosystem that Apple purposefully creates to keep people inside.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
That is crazy wrong. My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based
software. There is only one app that I use that is not available on
this Mac, and if I was desperate enough I could get Parallels and put
that on here. After 35 years as a devoted Windows fan I have found a
better platform.
Please just ignore Maria / Marian / Arlen (and numerous other names the
fool uses). That troll is well established as a know-nothing anti-Apple moron who has less than zero clue about anything it posts. :-\
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Is this why Apple is developing a bad case of Linux-envy? Because your
Mac, as it stands and as you have effectively admitted, has just
become a more expensive way of running Windows software.
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows
installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
On 3/14/2026 10:25 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows
installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
And CrossOver is really great if you want Wine to run software designed
for Winblows, but that is only so great. The bottom line is that macOS software generally blows ass, so you need something like Wine to run anything useful, although at least macOS includes Unix natively.
On 2026-03-15 11:03, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/14/2026 10:25 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows >>>> installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
And CrossOver is really great if you want Wine to run software
designed for Winblows, but that is only so great. The bottom line is
that macOS software generally blows ass, so you need something like
Wine to run anything useful, although at least macOS includes Unix
natively.
And yet you cannot name a single piece of macOS software that is inferior.
Weird, huh?
On 3/15/2026 2:44 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-15 11:03, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/14/2026 10:25 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows >>>>> installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
And CrossOver is really great if you want Wine to run software
designed for Winblows, but that is only so great. The bottom line is
that macOS software generally blows ass, so you need something like
Wine to run anything useful, although at least macOS includes Unix
natively.
And yet you cannot name a single piece of macOS software that is
inferior.
Weird, huh?
Well, it's been over 15 years since I had my MacBook. I don't recall
the names of what I tried on it.
On 2026-03-16 10:06, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/15/2026 2:44 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-15 11:03, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/14/2026 10:25 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the >>>>>> only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual)
Windows
installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
And CrossOver is really great if you want Wine to run software
designed for Winblows, but that is only so great. The bottom line
is that macOS software generally blows ass, so you need something
like Wine to run anything useful, although at least macOS includes
Unix natively.
And yet you cannot name a single piece of macOS software that is
inferior.
Weird, huh?
Well, it's been over 15 years since I had my MacBook. I don't recall
the names of what I tried on it.
And yet you're happy to make claims about what the software is like...
...15 YEARS after you admit to having any experience of it.
That's what passes for honesty with you, is it?
On 3/16/2026 7:14 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-16 10:06, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/15/2026 2:44 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-15 11:03, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/14/2026 10:25 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the >>>>>>> only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual)
Windows
installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
And CrossOver is really great if you want Wine to run software
designed for Winblows, but that is only so great. The bottom line >>>>> is that macOS software generally blows ass, so you need something
like Wine to run anything useful, although at least macOS includes
Unix natively.
And yet you cannot name a single piece of macOS software that is
inferior.
Weird, huh?
Well, it's been over 15 years since I had my MacBook. I don't recall
the names of what I tried on it.
And yet you're happy to make claims about what the software is like...
...15 YEARS after you admit to having any experience of it.
That's what passes for honesty with you, is it?
OK, you clearly work for Apple, I'm done.
Tom Elam wrote:
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
That is crazy wrong. My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based
software. There is only one app that I use that is not available on this
Mac, and if I was desperate enough I could get Parallels and put that on
here. After 35 years as a devoted Windows fan I have found a better
platform.
You bring up a great point in that macOS is NOT a prison ecosystem.
Since macOS has always been the "grown-up" Apple OS:
a. You can install whatever software you want.
b. You can run Windows apps through virtualization.
c. Filesystem access is normal and predictable.
d. Developers can distribute apps outside the App Store .
e. You can compile Linux tools, run Docker, use Homebrew,
SSH into anything, etc.
f. Hell, you can even add a firewall, torrent & the real Tor browser
None of which the iOS prison ecosystem can do.
But iOS?
iOS is clearly designed to be a prison ecosystem.
Apple claims they put us in the iOS prison ecosystem "for our safety".
And yet, there is no safety.
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: What are the merits of the claim that iOS is "way more secure"?
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:15:53 -0700
Message-ID: <10ic5d9$2mvn$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
Hmmm... maybe Apple had a different reason for the iOS prison after all?
HINT: control === revenue
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows
installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
Is this why Apple is developing a bad case of Linux-envy? Because your
Mac, as it stands and as you have effectively admitted, has just
become a more expensive way of running Windows software.
On 3/14/26 2:01 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:
Tom Elam wrote:
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
That is crazy wrong. My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based
software. There is only one app that I use that is not available on this >>> Mac, and if I was desperate enough I could get Parallels and put that on >>> here. After 35 years as a devoted Windows fan I have found a better
platform.
You bring up a great point in that macOS is NOT a prison ecosystem.
Since macOS has always been the "grown-up" Apple OS:
a. You can install whatever software you want.
b. You can run Windows apps through virtualization.
c. Filesystem access is normal and predictable.
d. Developers can distribute apps outside the App Store .
e. You can compile Linux tools, run Docker, use Homebrew,
SSH into anything, etc.
f. Hell, you can even add a firewall, torrent & the real Tor browser
None of which the iOS prison ecosystem can do.
But iOS?
iOS is clearly designed to be a prison ecosystem.
Apple claims they put us in the iOS prison ecosystem "for our safety".
And yet, there is no safety.
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: What are the merits of the claim that iOS is "way more
secure"?
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:15:53 -0700
Message-ID: <10ic5d9$2mvn$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
Hmmm... maybe Apple had a different reason for the iOS prison after all?
HINT: control === revenue
More crazy BS. On my iOS devices I run:
Google Maps, not Apple
Outlook, not Mail
Office 365, not Apple's apps
Roku, not Apple TV
Google Photos and Drive
YouTube Music, not Apple
OneCalendar
Kindle, not Books
and more. Many of these generate no Apple revenue.
On 03/17/2026 10:29, Tom Elam wrote:
On 3/14/26 2:01 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:
Tom Elam wrote:
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want toThat is crazy wrong. My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits. >>>>
software. There is only one app that I use that is not available on this >>>> Mac, and if I was desperate enough I could get Parallels and put that on >>>> here. After 35 years as a devoted Windows fan I have found a better
platform.
You bring up a great point in that macOS is NOT a prison ecosystem.
Since macOS has always been the "grown-up" Apple OS:
a. You can install whatever software you want.
b. You can run Windows apps through virtualization.
c. Filesystem access is normal and predictable.
d. Developers can distribute apps outside the App Store .
e. You can compile Linux tools, run Docker, use Homebrew,
SSH into anything, etc.
f. Hell, you can even add a firewall, torrent & the real Tor browser >>> None of which the iOS prison ecosystem can do.
But iOS?
iOS is clearly designed to be a prison ecosystem.
Apple claims they put us in the iOS prison ecosystem "for our safety".
And yet, there is no safety.
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: What are the merits of the claim that iOS is "way more
secure"?
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:15:53 -0700
Message-ID: <10ic5d9$2mvn$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
Hmmm... maybe Apple had a different reason for the iOS prison after all? >>> HINT: control === revenue
More crazy BS. On my iOS devices I run:
Google Maps, not Apple
Outlook, not Mail
Office 365, not Apple's apps
Roku, not Apple TV
Google Photos and Drive
YouTube Music, not Apple
OneCalendar
Kindle, not Books
and more. Many of these generate no Apple revenue.
Surely the mere fact you downloaded them from the App Store generated
revenue for Apple.
On 3/14/26 10:25 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows
installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
Is this why Apple is developing a bad case of Linux-envy? Because your
Mac, as it stands and as you have effectively admitted, has just
become a more expensive way of running Windows software.
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300 Dell
i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
Surely the mere fact you downloaded them from the App Store generated
revenue for Apple.
The more Apple can make life miserable for Apple owners who want to
interoperate with other platforms, the better it is for Apple profits.
This is more a reflection of you then anyone else, bitter old fart.
On 2026-03-17 10:35 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 3/14/26 10:25 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:05:45 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
My new Mac Air is chocked full of Windows-based software.
But the Mac has nothing resembling WINE for Linux, does it? So the
only way to run Windows software is inside an actual (virtual) Windows >>>> installation, with all the extra cost and overhead that entails.
Actually, yes: it does.
<https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover>
Don't you feel stupid now?
Is this why Apple is developing a bad case of Linux-envy? Because your >>>> Mac, as it stands and as you have effectively admitted, has just
become a more expensive way of running Windows software.
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300
Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the
Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
People don't realize how much fun it is to use a laptop like the MacBook
Air M1 or above until they own one. When you get used to the idea that laptops will be too hot to lay on your lap, that they won't last more
than an hour or two unplugged and that they will sound like a hair
dryer, the fact that one might be quiet yet still offer you stellar performance and excellent battery life becomes addictive.
On 2026-03-17 11:09, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-03-17 10:35 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300
Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the
Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
People don't realize how much fun it is to use a laptop like the
MacBook Air M1 or above until they own one. When you get used to the
idea that laptops will be too hot to lay on your lap, that they won't
last more than an hour or two unplugged and that they will sound like
a hair dryer, the fact that one might be quiet yet still offer you
stellar performance and excellent battery life becomes addictive.
Yup!
I've got this M3 MacBook Air which I normally keep charged to only 80% unless I have a distinct need to be off the adapter for long periods
(for less battery degradation), and I'm unplugging right now.
Anyone with a Wintel laptop want to try this?
Let's see who's still running later on.
:-)
On 3/17/2026 2:32 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-17 11:09, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-03-17 10:35 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300
Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the
Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
People don't realize how much fun it is to use a laptop like the
MacBook Air M1 or above until they own one. When you get used to the
idea that laptops will be too hot to lay on your lap, that they won't
last more than an hour or two unplugged and that they will sound like
a hair dryer, the fact that one might be quiet yet still offer you
stellar performance and excellent battery life becomes addictive.
Yup!
I've got this M3 MacBook Air which I normally keep charged to only 80%
unless I have a distinct need to be off the adapter for long periods
(for less battery degradation), and I'm unplugging right now.
Anyone with a Wintel laptop want to try this?
Let's see who's still running later on.
:-)
Apple's CPU/GPU hardware is nice. No argument there. But a machine designed around macOS is still a no-go for me.
On 2026-03-17 11:48, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/17/2026 2:32 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-17 11:09, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-03-17 10:35 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300
Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the >>>>> Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
People don't realize how much fun it is to use a laptop like the
MacBook Air M1 or above until they own one. When you get used to the
idea that laptops will be too hot to lay on your lap, that they
won't last more than an hour or two unplugged and that they will
sound like a hair dryer, the fact that one might be quiet yet still
offer you stellar performance and excellent battery life becomes
addictive.
Yup!
I've got this M3 MacBook Air which I normally keep charged to only
80% unless I have a distinct need to be off the adapter for long
periods (for less battery degradation), and I'm unplugging right now.
Anyone with a Wintel laptop want to try this?
Let's see who's still running later on.
:-)
Apple's CPU/GPU hardware is nice. No argument there. But a machine
designed around macOS is still a no-go for me.
For no actual reason you have ever been able to articulate.
On 3/17/2026 3:20 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-17 11:48, Joel W. Crump wrote:
On 3/17/2026 2:32 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2026-03-17 11:09, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-03-17 10:35 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300 >>>>>> Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge,
the Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
People don't realize how much fun it is to use a laptop like the
MacBook Air M1 or above until they own one. When you get used to
the idea that laptops will be too hot to lay on your lap, that they >>>>> won't last more than an hour or two unplugged and that they will
sound like a hair dryer, the fact that one might be quiet yet still >>>>> offer you stellar performance and excellent battery life becomes
addictive.
Yup!
I've got this M3 MacBook Air which I normally keep charged to only
80% unless I have a distinct need to be off the adapter for long
periods (for less battery degradation), and I'm unplugging right now.
Anyone with a Wintel laptop want to try this?
Let's see who's still running later on.
:-)
Apple's CPU/GPU hardware is nice. No argument there. But a machine
designed around macOS is still a no-go for me.
For no actual reason you have ever been able to articulate.
I have said I dislike Apple, and their software and most third-party software for it. If that's not "actual reason" then whatever. You're just a crabby zealot.
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
Is this why Apple is developing a bad case of Linux-envy? Because
your Mac, as it stands and as you have effectively admitted, has
just become a more expensive way of running Windows software.
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300
Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the
Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
On Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:35:17 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
Is this why Apple is developing a bad case of Linux-envy? Because
your Mac, as it stands and as you have effectively admitted, has
just become a more expensive way of running Windows software.
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300
Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the
Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
Or you could have got a Chromebook, which can also run all day on a
battery charge. And which actually makes a profit for the vendor
selling it.
is well established as a know-nothing anti-Apple
moron who has less than zero clue about anything it posts. :-\
Indeed. He did not even know what the iOS built-in music app was called
AND he did not know that it has the magical ability to play music with
the screen off.
And he passes himself off as an iOS expert?!?!
Pathetic.
On 2026-03-17 14:33, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
On Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:35:17 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:
On 2026-03-14 18:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
Is this why Apple is developing a bad case of Linux-envy? Because
your Mac, as it stands and as you have effectively admitted, has
just become a more expensive way of running Windows software.
No, a cool running laptop that is faster than the hot plate $3,300
Dell i9 XPS it replaces. Also runs all day on a battery charge, the
Dell runs about 3 hours on a good day.
Or you could have got a Chromebook, which can also run all day on a
battery charge. And which actually makes a profit for the vendor
selling it.
You simply assume that a Neo won't make a profit...
...despite knowing absolutely nothing about the details of its cost to manufacture.
Got it.
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