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Apple Updates iMac
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Re: Apple Updates iMac
#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
It has a really poor harddrive (32GB) - I realize it's not meant to be used offline, but the world is not yet fully online. Also, what system is it running? For me, one of the main advantages of owning a mac is the OS - nice, slick, fast, *NIX (hence good for developers), without all the configuration hassle of Linux.
Interesting how you call OS X UNIX, as opposed to Linux.
Not sure why that's interesting, OS X is a UNIX system and completely unrelated to Linux...
Re: Apple Updates iMac
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The new screens are glued.
Maybe I've been reading too much iFixit propaganda, but isn't this just going to cause the production of more "e-waste"? Or are we counting on third-world child labor to eventually take broken iMacs apart and fix them up for sale in non-first-world markets?
Yes it is going to make more "e-waste", but it's clear that we as the whole society prefer slight improvements size/weight/style over issues such as e-waste or possibility for repairs.
In words we often say differently, but the our actual actions show this preference very clearly.
Re: Apple Updates iMac
#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
It has a really poor harddrive (32GB) - I realize it's not meant to be used offline, but the world is not yet fully online. Also, what system is it running? For me, one of the main advantages of owning a mac is the OS - nice, slick, fast, *NIX (hence good for developers), without all the configuration hassle of Linux.
Many developers (most? I suppose there are more developers on Linux than OSX) would find that "configuration hassle" a feature.
Why? Configuration is a sysadmin or at best devops area. In my experience, most developers want to write software on a machine that gets out of their way.
They may need a particular flavor of Linux to test on, but those are typically server builds anyway, so not great for everyday computing. That's what solutions like Vagrant or cheap cloud servers are for.
Re: Apple Updates iMac
#165Earlier quoted context omitted.
It has a really poor harddrive (32GB) - I realize it's not meant to be used offline, but the world is not yet fully online. Also, what system is it running? For me, one of the main advantages of owning a mac is the OS - nice, slick, fast, *NIX (hence good for developers), without all the configuration hassle of Linux.
Many developers (most? I suppose there are more developers on Linux than OSX) would find that "configuration hassle" a feature.
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Re: Apple Updates iMac
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> So small in fact that it isn't worth Apple's time to design a computer specifically catered to them. Apple never appreciated it when other companies treated them in the same manner.
I'm not sure what you're referring to. PowerPC? IBM wouldn't sell apple what they wanted, so apple bought from intel. If you don't like what apple is selling, you have the same choice: buy from some somebody else. Feel free to tell the world how much happier you are, too, if that's your thing.
> If you don't like what apple is selling, you have the same choice: buy from some somebody else.
That's a horrible sentiment, and horrible advice. Not liking a feature, or a missing feature, doesn't mean a product isn't good or worthwhile. No product is perfect, and there is nothing wrong with wanting more.
If Apple took your sentiments to heart, we wouldn't have their current lineup of products, all improvements on older models that had problems or lacked features.