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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 pessimizer »

api wrote: post #46
bluefirebrand wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Probably 95% of people who own computers do not need root access and should not have it, possibly ever But they should be able to take it to someone else who can use root access to fix it The idea that a person should not have any access to be an admin of a physical device that they own is ridiculous They might not need it, they might not ever use it, but they should absolutely be able to if a situation calls for i…

Unfortunately if you give non-technical users root you are also giving root to the phishing site or fraudster that cons them into giving it root. It's hard for technical people to get their heads around just what a hostile environment the modern scam and hustler riddled slop and spam infested Internet is. Using the net as a non-technical user is like walking around a dodgy high crime area of some third world city at…

Most techies not only know many, many people who aren't technical, they are also the ones who are called on when their family and friends get suckered. It is not ignorance that makes technical people think that everyone should be able to get root access to the things they "own," it is experience.

This is so much "you support free speech because you're a good person, but if you heard what some people say..."

> An exercise for readers who don't believe me

With the number of actual Windows installations I, and other technical people, have cleaned the slime off of, this isn't persuasive. People who use Linux generally aren't ignorant of Windows, although some extreme Apple partisans might be.

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

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Post by lenkite »

Author has not tried WSL - its pretty amazing on windows and is the designated cage breaker for Windows. I run nearly everything inside WSL and all apps runs faster!

Thanks to Windows security not scanning files inside WSL, the laptop fan doesn't start spinning up when doing I/O intensive work. Can actually rest the laptop on my lap without wincing.

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

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Post by pessimizer »

pjmlp wrote: post #33
Apocryphon wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not? https://www.youtube.com/@BringusStudios

Personally I rather buy hardware fit for purpose.

The hardware isn't keeping a keyboard or monitor from connecting, unless it was specifically designed to prevent that.

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

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Post by BiteCode_dev »

hansvm wrote: post #44
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…

This article seems a little ranty, but you could definitely be forgiven for thinking that iPads are general-purpose computing devices. There aren't any hardware limitations, and for years (haven't checked the last year or two), Apple was heavily advertising them as being just that, especially with keyboards and other add-ons. If you weren't intimately familiar with the goings-on, had brand loyalty from a MacBook that…

Tablets and phones have been criticized for a decade for being limited artificially, locked down and more oriented consumption than production.

Mac products are especially famous for restricting the users in what in can do in exchange for whatever peace of mind that brings.

If you are going to spend hundred of dollars on a product without doing even a basic research about it, you are 100% responsible of the outcome.

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

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Post by pessimizer »

SOLAR_FIELDS wrote: post #14
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 see visual artists and musicians having some decent use cases for them. Everyone I know who has an iPad that isn’t one of these professions is usually using it as an expensive portable streaming device

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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 troad »

tombert wrote: post #43
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

I mean, unless you work in software or extremely high-budget movies, Linux is a pretty tough sell. A lot of the "mainstream" apps simply do not exist on Linux. LibreOffice isn't so bad, but most people simply want Microsoft Office. Lightworks is decent software, but most people want Adobe Premiere. Gimp is alright but most people want Photoshop, etc. This isn't to say that Linux software "worse", I actually like Ligh…

LibreOffice is pretty bad. It doesn't tend to hold up past very basic use, and that use case has long since been taken by Google Docs. For serious work - e.g. legal services word processing, or many accounting workflows - LibreOffice doesn't hold a candle to Excel and Word.

The problem with desktop Linux software is that it generally doesn't have the demands put on it that would push it to develop competitively, so it tends to get stuck spinning in circles for decades. LibreOffice Writer isn't really a competitor to MS Word - it's more of a bloated Wordpad. Ditto The Gimp, etc. It's just not there.

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

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Post by aiwejflj »

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…

Ugh. Yeah. Why post it here?

Tablets and phones are for consumption, not production. End of story. This person just wrote some clickbait to generate some ad revenue.

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

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Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 »

aiwejflj wrote: post #67
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…

Ugh. Yeah. Why post it here? Tablets and phones are for consumption, not production. End of story. This person just wrote some clickbait to generate some ad revenue.

What's the commercial depict?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjmaxCyJBc4

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

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Post by [deleted] »

hansvm wrote: post #44
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…

This article seems a little ranty, but you could definitely be forgiven for thinking that iPads are general-purpose computing devices. There aren't any hardware limitations, and for years (haven't checked the last year or two), Apple was heavily advertising them as being just that, especially with keyboards and other add-ons. If you weren't intimately familiar with the goings-on, had brand loyalty from a MacBook that…

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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 hy4000days »

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…

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