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My wife has had a couple Macbooks but I haven't been able to jump on board yet because of the frustrations I have when she asks me to help her clear storage. I like how I can see a breakdown of what takes up space, but frustrated when it doesn't explain why 45GB of her drive is "other" etc.
I hate micro-managing storage thats why I always max out my Macs, iPad and iPhone.
 
Why I should buy a Mac: OSX. OSX is vastly superior to Win10, much more user friendly than Linux.

Why I shouldn't buy a Mac: Laughable upgradability.😡 Everything is glued or soldered down. I like to tinker/fix/upgrade rather than replace the whole machine just because a port goes bad or want moar RAM. I feel like Oliver Twist when it comes to Apple hardware. "Please, sir, I want some more."
Vastly superior? So, what purely anecdotal "evidence" do you have to back that up?
 
I first used a Mac when learning graphic art at college. Comparing OS X to Windows 2000/XP at the time was like (excuse the pun) apples and oranges - a whole different level. Would never go back.
Yeah, and peak contrast was during the Vista days. Insane how people on Windows put up with that, which I guess they did by just staying on outdated XP even longer.
 
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I really dont like the direction macOS is going by iOS-ifying it, so im sticking to mojave/catalina as long as i can or until new hardware forces me to.

And the new SoC's have seriously gimped IO and BIOS/EFI...
 
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Meanwhile, Craig Federighi explains why you shouldn't... :p


Seriously, I've had a Mac as my primary computer since 2007 and as long as they keep making them, I will keep buying them as my primary computer because I continue to be "surprised and delighted" using them - including protection as a customer.
Did Craig perjure himself or is Apple marketing lying?
 
Did Craig perjure himself or is Apple marketing lying?
I don't think their marketing department has mentioned "virus" or "malware" on the Mac since the Vista days and the Justin Long campaign.

Anyway, it's a smart tactic---say something not in your interests in one area to build credibility in another area ("area" is probably the wrong word, but you get the idea).
 
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Never happen again at least not new. Older macs are partially fixable. New ones not so much.
Still expensive, not fixable, idiots in charge of Apple, OS sucks more than ever, older os bullet proof. (10-4/5/6)
This is what petrol heads say about EV's.

Times are changing.
 
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Remember gang - not everyone who works at the Igiant uses a Mac. There's plenty of Wndows computers doing the nitty gritty stuff
Just a reminder that Windows is still 90% of the Desktop/Laptop market and even Apple has to pay M$ for software.

Apple is only a giant because they took a niche product like mobile devices and software and created an empire that the current Intel/M$ monopoly couldn't match.
 
You would never see "Why BMW", because good products sell themselves.

Macos used to be a better than average product, but as of late it is increasingly bug ridden, unstable and bloated. They can't even get the text editor right… the very basic functionality.

This is absolutely the last mac for my part.
 
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