Subj : Re: Atari 400; meh.
To   : Mhansel739
From : candycane
Date : Mon Jul 31 2023 05:42:15

  Re: Re: Atari 400; meh.
  By: Mhansel739 to Nightfox on Mon Jul 31 2023 06:21 am

 NN>> I think Apple/Mac is about as bad as Microsoft in some ways, and curren
 NN>> I'm not really interested in the Macs that Apple is offering (although
 NN>> seem to be decently powerful, they don't offer the configurability that
 NN>> does).
 Mh> You are right on so many levels. The control Apple has over its products -
 Mh> much like a dictatorship in a sense. You will take what we give you. If we
 Mh> offer you choices, these are the choices. You have to buy the machine the
 Mh> way you think you will want it to be - "forever". The MacBook my wife
 Mh> currently did allow me the ability to change drives and upgrade RAM. That
 Mh> has allowed it to last as long as it has.

 Mh> --Matt

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plus, apple has a history of making it as hard as possible to repair your own devices by shutting down if you don't have a verified part

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