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Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by hsbauauvhabzb »

pjmlp wrote: post #28
nkotov wrote: post #13

I have two iPads Pros. I still can't figure out where I can use them. I realize that they are overpowered entertainment devices for me now.

My Samsung tablet replaced my dead netbook, it is perfectly fine for the occasional computing needs I had during travel, that I originally bought the netbook for. I get to watch hardware accelerated videos, that the Linux distros on the netbook never managed to after Flash was gone never managed to get VAPI working. I get to play games, designed for Android, without needing to translate Windows/DirectX on the go, bec…

Care to share your preferred e book reader application that supports notes?

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by bgnn »

linguae wrote: post #38
axpvms wrote: post #8

>Will we still have just three operating systems to choose from - of which only two are really suitable for a worker's desktop? That's going to go down poorly with the Linux enthusiasts

Unfortunately many people rely on proprietary software packages that don't run on Linux, such as Microsoft Office, the Adobe Creative Suite, and other desktop software tools that serve various niches like CAD, music, video production, desktop publishing, etc. There are often FOSS alternatives that run on Linux, but sometimes these alternatives have shortcomings that hinder adoption, such as lacking necessary features…

luckily the software I need to use works only on RHEL.

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

jmull wrote: post #19

I guess this kind of article always gets attention, but they always seem so stupid to me. A thing exists that I don't want. I could: (1) ignore the thing; or (2) complain that the thing isn't something I want (1) seems so obviously the right thing to do. This goes double when the thing you do want does, in fact, exist . But, no, the internet opts for (2). I guess complaining just feels good, even when it's about some…

Rants == clicks.

No one really cares about folks extolling the virtues of stuff. They want good, meaty, abuse.

I used to like Mr. Cranky, a lot more than Siskel and Eibert.

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by tombert »

Gualdrapo wrote: post #50
tombert wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even if the alternatives were just as good or better, their workflow is likely entirely different. Different keystrokes, different ways of doing everything, slightly different quirks than the "brand name" software. I like some of the Linux alternatives more than the "brand name" software, but I don't work in media or document creation. If I had all the keystrokes for Adobe Premiere memorized, it would be a pretty tou…

The thing is that they're just tools. Having some keystrokes memorized does not mean you can't learn new keystrokes or, in some cases, you can't change them. When I worked at uni I saw people rescinding when applying for a web design job because the computer they gave to them didn't had Photoshop installed - not that it was required to do anything super special, they just needed to crop images and export them to a gi…

I don't disagree, people can learn new keystrokes and workflows, but it just makes it a tougher sell.

Imagine that you've been using Windows for twenty years. You have been doing paid professional work with Adobe Premiere for twenty years. You have a workflow with the two that has worked for about twenty years. Linux might be better, but it's probably not that much better than the setup you have right now, and the applications you have built your business on don't exist on that platform, and there would be a pretty steep learning curve to pick up the new stuff.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I probably wouldn't move to Linux at that point.

Now, if I were already using the Windows version of Lightworks or Resolve, that might be different; a lot of my knowledge would transfer over, and that might be enough for me to change over.

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by WillAdams »

fsflover wrote: post #2

> Will we have just two mobile OSes? We already have an alternative. Sent from my Librem 5 running GNU/Linux.

This was one of the reasons I bought into the recent Raspberry Pi 5 tablet the Pilet on Kickstarter --- I'm hoping it, or a Raspberry Pi connected to a Wacom One or Wacom Movink 13 will work as a general-purpose device.

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by frosting1337 »

fastaguy88 wrote: post #49

I am very puzzled. Apple has locked you in a cage because you bought an iPad to replace a MacBook? What is the cage, and why weren’t you the jailer?

I mean the author explains his thoughts in the article, you should read it again.

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by protocolture »

iPad is a product segment, its not really comparable with legions of windows 10 machines not getting windows 11, which is vastly the same operating system as 10 with TPM2 and secure boot becoming hard requirements.

Yeah it sucks apple doesnt give you root access to your tablet. And it does suck that microsoft wont let us upgrade our PC's. But they are different unique variations on sucking for largely different reasons.

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by kcplate »

nkotov wrote: post #13

I have two iPads Pros. I still can't figure out where I can use them. I realize that they are overpowered entertainment devices for me now.

I am an avid iPad Pro user (on #3) but it took me making a concerted effort to unlearn over three decades of my understanding of what a computer is to me, my old standby app favorites, and to be willing to force myself to use the new instead of leaning on the comfortable old. Prior to that I’ll admit that it was an entertainment device. Now it can basically serve all of my computing needs.

What caused me to make the switch is the portability, battery, immediacy, and cellular option. For me it provides the utility of a smartphone and laptop, but with a better form factor

I hated it at first but its use quickly became second nature. Caveat here is I no longer write code or require total configurability into the bowels of the machine…and to date, for me, I haven’t found a computing task that I need or want to do that it cannot handle.

Re: Apple has locked me in the same cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users

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Post by rad_gruchalski »

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #42
nottorp wrote: post #41

Yes? The iPad is a "content consumption" device. With the exception of a few graphics workflows, you're better off with a laptop/desktop.

Add a Bluetooth keyboard, & then the two being separate products becomes a farce. I love the new MacBook Air's looks, but I can't help but constantly imagine how much better it would be as a detachable, or as a 2-in-1 convertible. The thing is, the laptop is just a bad format period. Ideally you don't want to be looking just above where you type: good ergonomics requires distance between those two. An elevated tablet…

> The thing is, the laptop is just a bad format period. Ideally you don't want to be looking just above where you type: good ergonomics requires distance between those two. An elevated tablet with a Bluetooth keyboard is a far far better option.

I bring a laptop to the office, put it on a stand, plug two external screens and a USB-C hub with a keyboard and mouse. But I can also use it on a train, at an airport, on a ferry without all that extra gear. In the latter configuration the distance from where I type to where I look is bigger than on your default iPad.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I do also like my 64GB RAM, 1TB drive, and 12 cores.

The laptop is a perfect form for me. I'm sorry it doesn't work for you. The only thing for me "ideally" would be to be able to plug two more screens in (so... it's time to upgrade to an m4 max...)

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