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Pages (for Mac)
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TextMaker
Pages (for Mac)
Atlantis Word Processor

"Digital Hoarding Can Make Us Feel Just as Stressed and Overwhelmed as Physical Clutter,"

(Closes the tab to https://www.techradar.com/news...)
(Quietly sets down the 4TB external drive he was considering to add to the other three...)

Oh?...I....um, ok, nevermind.

The company I work for is all in on Google apps. The standard for email is GMail, we use Google Calendar, we use Google Drive to share files, we use Google apps for collaborating on spreadsheets or word processor documents, and most people use Google Slides for presenting. For remote meetings we use Google Hangouts. We also use web-based software such as Slack and an issue tracker.

Because of all this, a Chromebook is an excellent solution for many people in our company.

The best thing about a Chromebook is that it Just Works. It's locked-down nature means you really don't need to worry about malware, and it automatically downloads security updates. (Unlike Windows 10, ChromeOS never forces you to take an update while you are in the middle of a meeting or presentation.)

Also, if you are using "cloud" storage apps like the Google apps, then if anything happens to the Chromebook, the data will all be backed up. Your employee would be able to just get a new Chromebook and could get sorted out and back to work very quickly.

Because your business is too small to have a dedicated IT department, using all Google apps would have significant advantages. And those apps are IMHO about as easy to use as Microsoft apps or MacOS apps.

As a bonus, if you standardize on Google apps, then your employee has the option of installing some of the apps on her phone (maybe just GMail). I have everything installed on my phone, including Google Hangouts, and I can deal with a lot of possible emergencies with just my phone. I like that.

The one question mark I have is whether bibliography software is available for a Chromebook. A Chromebook does have Linux app support now, plus Android app support, and there are web-based bibliography systems, so... maybe?

Also, some people strongly disapprove of Google, feeling that Google track too much about what you do with their software. If you have a philosophical objection to Google you may not want a Chromebook solution.

I agree with all the people saying not to skimp but to get something nice. If you do this, I'd recommend one of Google's own branded products... the top of the line would be a Google Pixelbook which gets very favorable reviews.

P.S. I personally own a Samsung Chromebook Plus with a non-Intel CPU (a hexa-core OP1 running ARM instructions). I've been happy with it... IMHO it looks a lot like an Apple product but it has a much better keyboard. It's half the cost of a Pixelbook but not as fancy. Like the Pixelbook it's just a touch over 1 kg and has long battery life. It does come with a stylus and it has a storage silo for the stylus.

Too bad there's no way to install Kodi onto an independent device which plugs into the HDMI port of your Sony TV.

Crappy move by Sony, but ultimately futile.

As a small employer myself (I have 4 employees) I'd ENTIRELY DISAGREE.

The new employee may know NOTHING about what they need. That just screams "Best Buy Geeksquad Gangbang Underbody-Rustproofing pricing".

There is a big difference in quality of components between 'home laptop' and 'work laptop'. Some shitty HP Envy is *not* going to be durable enough to run 9+ hours daily week in, week out without issues. I'd recommend the business caliber lines from ASUS, Toshiba (maybe?), Dell.

I know reviews can be gamed, but I don't disagree with most of the discussion here: https://www.techradar.com/news...

It also depends on how much of a road-warrior she's going to be? Is she going to be working from a single place (mostly) with the laptop being a laptop for the "just in case" convenience? (I assume this.) I'd offer other recommendations if she'd be constantly working on the road, from cars, coffee shops, customer sites, etc.

I'd set a minimum target around $600-$700 for a decent Dell laptop, plus if they're going to be working at a desk, I'd plunk to dock a decent size monitor 24" or so, a decent keyboard and real mouse (etc will cost probably another $250) so all in about $1k. So much less eyestrain. Oh, and a decent CHAIR is going to cost comparable to that.

Well that depends upon how much you spent on your Chromebook, if these prices are anything to go by https://www.techradar.com/news..., if you keyboard stops working, toss it in the bin and buy a new one, though I suspect that the $35AUD price tag might not be quite accurate ;D.

The best web browser 2018: faster and more secure

Mozilla Firefox.

Google Chrome.

Opera.

Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Vivaldi.

Tor Browser.

Sep 24, 2018

The best web browser 2018: faster and more secure |

https://www.techradar.com/news...

There are plenty of Usenet providers out there.

None of which are bundled in the price of home Internet access. This puts Usenet behind a $75 to $120 per year paywall in addition to what you already pay your ISP per month and per gigabyte for Internet access. (Source: "Best Usenet providers of 2018" by Desire Athow)

despite having much more bandwidth and memory to play around with, the Xbox One X doesn’t really use it for anything

For bragging rights it's tough to beat a 32 core 2990WX Threadripper, now going $1730, that is, $150 less than the Intel part with 14 more cores. For that matter, a 16 core 1950X for $650 probably still makes you the best desktop on the block.

Of course, what we all really want is a 7nm 32 core Castle Peak Threadripper, possibly going to be announced about eight weeks from now. The ultimate desktop hotrod. Still TR4, so can do the build now with a 1950X as a placeholder, or a 1900X for $353, still a highly respectable part.

AMD currently owns the enthusiast sector with good reason.

Those "facts" are not compelling. I don't remember the filesystem I used the last time I formatted a partition for Linux on an Apple, it may well have been ext2...but it was not any version of FAT, which I won't even use on USB sticks.

To me Apple was already only marginally attractive. If I need to use an external disk, that's switched to more than marginally unattractive.

OTOH, I note your handle is "FakeTimCook", so perhaps your response isn't authoritative, and there actually is a decent way to avoid this problem. I've got awhile to decide, as I wasn't planning on buying an Apple this month anyway. Before I do, I'll find out for certain what's involved in installing Linux....or I may just avoid the hassle by avoiding Apple. I doubt that Apple would care, but I'm doing it for my benefit, not theirs. I really dislike bureaucratic and bureaucratically imposed hassles.

Seriously, I get wanting large amounts of internal storage with a laptop; but, considering that most "Pro" DESKTOP workflows involve some sort of EXTERNAL STORAGE for, depending on the Application(s), the actual Project Files, Render Files, etc, etc., I REALLY can't see a REASONABLE objection to using External Drives/RAIDs, etc. with the Mac mini.

With the possibility of !0gigE and TB3/USB 3.1 gen2, "speed" isn't REALLY a consideration, unless you are running 256 Tracks of Logic Pro X or something similar. And if you're doing Projects like that, then perhaps your Clients are paying enough that you can afford a nice little Cluster of minis, like Apple was showing-off in their "Hands-on" Area after the October 30th Keynote:

Apple also showed us an interesting setup where a single Mac mini (2018) was connected via a network switch to a network cluster of five Mac minis (piled on top of each other). By putting the 10Gb Ethernet port on the Mac mini (if you choose that option when purchasing the Mac mini) to good use, we saw how you can offload intensive processes (such as rendering video) to these other Mac minis. The process of doing this is impressively simple in Final Cut, where it was a matter of opening up a menu and selecting the attached Mac minis.

Once done, the tasks were completed by the other Mac minis, while the main one could still be used for working on without any noticeable impact to performance. Perhaps most impressively, the stack of five Mac minis remained pretty much silent, even when working on those intensive tasks. For anyone who has used multiple PCs at once on complex projects and had to put up with the sound of fans blasting off, this will be a welcome solution.

https://www.techradar.com/revi...

But in your case (guessing), I would actually suggest you wait to see what the new Mac Pro has in store. I can guarantee you that they are done with the cylinder form-factor, and has specifically stated that some of the primary design goals are:

1. High throughput.

2. Pro-Focused.

3. Modular. (Yes, what that means, exactly, is still a secret). This is a new thing for Apple, but they are the ones that specifically used that term.

4. Upgradeable. Again, especially when taken in the context of #3 and $5, are likely to be something beyond just RAM and Storarge. And again, "Upgradeable" is an exact Quote from Apple.

5. Able to be Future-Proof, (by (I assume) swapping-out "Modules" for newer ones?). I am paraphrasing what Apple said here; but that was the gist of their words on that subject.

All of these things are, you have to admit, at least SOMEWHAT interesting, no?

Will it be Cheese-Grater Part Tres? Magic 8-Ball sez "Unlikely".You want that? Build a Hack, and install Mojave on it:

https://hackintosher.com/guide...

Will the Mac Pro be worth the wait? Magic 8-Ball sea "Signs point to Yes".

But, th

why do you find it so hard to accept that the surface line is actually very successful?

Probably because of things like this. And this. And this. And this.

Setting a metered connection only works for Windows OS updates.

My mother has a Surface Pro w/ LTE, and a third of her monthly data usage was consumed by Microsoft Office updates. I couldn't find a way to disable Office from updating, so I had to block it from connecting at all to the internet by blocking it at the firewall.

Similarly, OneDrive will likely also ignore the metered connection setting and utilize limited bandwidth to offload or use files. Microsoft has been planning the "Always Connected PC", which will make things worse, not better. The mobile carriers are partially to blame with their data-caps. However, I don't hold much hope that Microsoft will implement this in a responsible or sensible way.

From the parent comment: Why did they go out of their way to call this one "free"?

Microsoft has, apparently deliberately, been releasing Windows 10 updates that cause problems.

Apparently, if you pay a monthly fee, in the future Microsoft will remove the problems. Three of the articles:

Microsoft's got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee. (July 27, 2018)

Windows 10 Leak Exposes Microsoft's New Monthly Charge. (Aug. 4, 2018) Quote: "Ever since its creation, Microsoft has described Windows 10 as a service. The fear has always been that this meant Microsoft would start charging users a monthly fee to maintain the operating system, and now a new leak has confirmed this is exactly what will happenâ¦"

Windows 10 SHOCK: Is Microsoft about to start CHARGING a monthly fee? Stunning claims made. (Aug. 6, 2018)

Some of the many articles about Windows 10 update problems:

Windows 10 Essential Updates Have Serious Problems (Jan. 10, 2018)

Windows 10 April 2018 Update could break a ton of critical features on your PC (May 3, 2018)

Microsoft Admits July 10 Patches Caused Skype and Exchange Server Problems. (July 18, 2018)

Windows 10 April 2018 Update problems: how to fix them. (Aug. 23, 2018)

This article says that Microsoft should pay users:

Windows 10 update 'fail' -- Microsoft MUST pay out as users still 'plagued with problems' (June 13, 2018) Quote: "Windows 10 users should be compensated after Microsoftâ(TM)s updates have caused havoc with PC owners 'plagued with problems' and some facing huge bills to fix software issues."

Windows 10 is Spyware:

Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made. "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC." (August 4, 2015) Microsoft and Microsoft employees have full access to everything on every computer? I don't know of anyone or any company that should allow that.

2 issues, IMO:

A huge social problem: Conflict of interest. People who do Windows OS support make more money if there are many problems.

Microsoft employees and managers seem to me to lack social ability.

8 reasons why smartphones are privacy nightmare (March 06, 2018)

Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made. "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC." (August 4, 2015) Microsoft and Microsoft employees have full access to everything on every computer?

I use a Chromebook. It is a HP. I run Debian on it using Crouton
That way I can easily find things I want and know, like terminals and bash and what not.
As an added bonus I can run it on an encrypted file and if somebody asks to look at my PC and I log in, there will be not much for them to see, unless they know to do CTRL-SHIFT-T, then shell (or pgdwn) and then "sudo startxfce4". And there I can use any browser that I desire with anything that I desire.

e.g. I use LastPass for logins, but not on the one on Chromebook. That user is not even the same as my 'normal' user that I use. I use Chromium and not Chrome on Linux.

The device is fast enough for browsing and the price is low enough to make it interesting. More here on various ones

If I would buy one now, I probably would go for the Acer. That said, I use it as a secondary PC and I absolutely need ssh to servers.

Funny! I have several persons in my circle of friends and acquaintances who still use 2G phones and don't want anything else. And why should they? Why should someone need to use the internet at all with their mobile phone? But then again telcos won't try to switch them off anytime soon in the country where I live, I guess.

Actually, maybe in the country were you live those 2G and 3G phones will be swtiched off sooner than you think.

I live in Venezuela, and it will happen, In india is happening already. Only africa remains a question mark about 2G 3G shutdown.

See, spectrum is expensive, equipment shelters are overcrowded, spectrum is super-expensive, communities are reluctants to allow new anteannas (for "reassons"), and 5G needs lots and lots of small coverage antenas.

So, a way to 5G is to eliminate the 2G and 3G equipment (freeing up electricity and space in the towers), and refarmiong the spectrum (saving money on spectrum purchases) as well as simplifiying O&M (with the corresponding cost reductions).

there are LTE "Dumbphones" for around $80 (in india are more or less free). And those will only get cheaper as time pases.

for example see:

https://www.techradar.com/news... [techradar.com]

https://smile.amazon.com/Alcat... [amazon.com]

Why should it? I still use a 2G feature phone since it does everything I need, i can operate it without looking at the screen and while wearing gloves and the battery lasts over a week on standby. What is so welcome about me having to spend money on a phone with 4G when I don't need the functionality?

By that same token, analog phones worked fine! Why did they sunseted the standard? Oh, the Nikel-Cadmium batteries contaminated the soil more than the lithium ion of today, and while there were less phones back then, those contaminated more and used more raw materials.

The same could be said about IS-54/136, or CDMA2000, or TD-SCDMA... Those worked fine... Why discontinue them?

Anyway, you do not need to buy a smartphone to enjoy the benefits of 4G, here you can have this phone for around $80. It has 4G. You can operate it without watching the screen, you can operate it using gloves, the battery lasts for 25 days on standby (or 7.5 hours of 4G talk), and you can hang up mechanicaly.

The internet thing is a bonus, if you decide to use it in a pinch.

https://www.techradar.com/news...

If you do not like the Banana phone, you can have a 4G flip Phone for around $80 as well:

https://smile.amazon.com/Alcat...

And many others. Check around.

I could have sworn there was a story just a few days ago that said that the new keyboards are quieter but do not fix the flaws that make them failure-prone.

https://www.techradar.com/news...

So why are people suddenly saying that the new keyboards fix the problem?

Yes, this is the one we need. Sadly it looks like something Darth Vader shat out after an 18 hour crack binge on the sun and won't appeal to the general public.

Nowhere on earth has the latency or the bandwidth for this.

Particularly in the handheld market.

Notice that the headline says "Xbox and PlayStation", not "Nintendo". Sony isn't making games for the PlayStation Vita anymore, and Microsoft never made a handheld in the first place because it's not social enough. Let's say Google did make a handheld to replace the PlayStation Vita, perhaps an Android phone with buttons like the Xperia Play, and it operated by streaming. Which cellular ISP in Google's home country (the United States of America) would offer an affordable plan that competes with handheld use of the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch systems?

They didn't explicitly state that it was overclocked because it couldn't possibly be more obvious.

True, but they also announced they'd bring it to market. It's a bit like demoing a customized race edition car and saying it's going on sale, while not explicitly saying that the street version will be much slower. If you search the net you'll find lots of false headlines like Intel to launch a 28-core monster CPU running at 5GHz later this year which makes it a PR goof. Some think it was done with malice to steal AMD's thunder but I doubt the backlash is worth it, but those who do are now trying to make as big a stink as possible about it.

And debit cards are purple. Who do you think runs the biggest debit card network?

As you said they (mining rigs) are USING ASICs - they are NOT ASICs themselves, which is what the sentence said. Not implied - said!

It most certainly did not.

"large mining operations are pulling back on their investment in GPUs in anticipation of dedicated mining rigs (called ASICs) that are due out before the end of the year."

It said the dedicated rigs replacing GPUs are called ASICs.

They are called that, and more to the point your original post asserted that they called ASICs (all ASICs) dedicated mining rigs, when again they said that the non-GPU mining rigs were "ASICs.

No shame here for knowing what sentences are supposed to fucking mean.

Which you obviously don't, because you've gotten it wrong twice now in an attempt to scream "error" where the was not one. "are" != "called. Get that through your skull.

According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, at least as of 2016 [azdot.gov], there were 952 fatalities in car accidents in Arizona, or approximately 2.61 deaths per day.

So far so good - now look up the number of cars in Arizona (about 2.4 million) and the number of Uber self-driving cars (200 across 4 cities). Now apply "appropriate precision" in Uber's favour - 200 out of 2 million = 1/10,000 of AZ cars are uber self-drivers. So, with 1000 fatalities/year, Uber get to kill someone every 10 years - they've used that up in one. (Of course, that's an unspeakably crude and dubious calculation, but its better than yours).

Then, of course, of those 1000 regular fatalities, many will be attributed to drunk-driving, speeding, texting (or other forms of reckless driving), non-roadworthy vehicles etc. all of which carry potential criminal penalties - including possible driving bans - so its not the case that nothing is being done about them.

Uber were allowed to test experimental vehicles on the condition that they'd have a safety driver ready to take over - and one thing that the video clearly shows was that the safety driver was not paying attention (to the surprise of absolutely nobody except, apparently, Uber). The video also shows that the pedestrian was crossing the road in clear line-of-sight, in a street-lit area, from left-to-right yet the car made no attempt to brake or swerve. If you believe that the video truly represents what the Mk 1 eyeball and/or the car's sensors could "see" then all that proves is that the car was going too fast for the conditions - outdriving its headlights - and the driver should have taken action to slow it down.

The LG V20 has a second screen. I like it.
http://www.techradar.com/revie...

The LG V20 has a second screen. I like it.
http://www.techradar.com/revie...

Um, x64 -> arm -> arm64? You're having bad hallucinations again, stop snorting oven cleaner, fucking moron.

Naw, he probably just reads techradar: http://www.techradar.com/news/...

But does it catch on fire faster too?

Imagine...phones with better quality release cycles, at least from reports I'm reading on the iPhone X release.

https://www.macworld.co.uk/new...
http://www.techradar.com/news/...
https://www.engadget.com/2017/...

Really? Then mind explaining why their laptop sales figures are tanking?

Shouldn't you be explaining why they aren't doing that, if even one thing you said was true? http://www.techradar.com/news/laptop-sales-pick-up-with-apples-latest-macbook-pro-selling-nicely

Apple’s notebook sales were up 15.4% year-on-year, and in Q2, they’re expected to grow by over 10% compared to this quarter.

Purism has found itself a new partner on this project -- one of the most important organizations in the Linux community -- The GNOME Foundation

Ubuntu is also one of the most important organizations in the Linux community. How did that work out for them?
http://www.techradar.com/news/...

Digg.com is a poster child of that phrase

Since Digg came out with their much vaunted version 4 at the end of August, the social media blogs have documented in detail the trail of disaster which will surely become a case study in how to screw up a social site in business courses across the land. http://www.techradar.com/news/...

    There is an open-source implementation that can run on a RP.

  http://www.techradar.com/how-t...

  https://diyhacking.com/best-vo...

http://www.techradar.com/news/bing-dong-microsoft-search-engine-serves-up-ri-dick-ulous-sand-shlong

You prove my point.

The Renault Zoe is very much a case in point. Yes it's based on the Clio. But the Clio itself was designed to be the base of a battery EV.

"The core structure is based on the latest Renault Clio. So, you could think of the Zoe as simply a Clio with an electric motor and a fancy frock.
But that's not entirely fair, since the latest Clio was always conceived with optional electric power in mind. That's allowed Renault to engineer the Zoe's 22kWh, 290kg lithium battery pack to be located flat, low and centrally in the chassis."
http://www.techradar.com/news/...

Sure my friend I can vouch for you and you can come visit me in sicilicon [sic] valley USA you can stay in my studio its not like I have plenty of friends hoping to see you soon I have a 100$ camera and plenty of electronics and a raid 5+1 with 18 hard drives set up so you dont need to bring yours. -cremier

Then you don't know how professional photographers think. A quick search found a list of cameras that are $1k+. I have 3 friends who are photographers (two professional and one amateur), they all have $3k+ camera and other expensive lens. Not all photos need to be reproduced on a computer. Many photographers are proud of their skills and equipments.

> Driver size doesn't meaningfully limit bass response.

That's incorrect. Why do you think people Sono-Subs ???

First, it is NOT about volume.

Second, using a larger driver provides two key benefits:

* Efficiency -- a larger driver has to work LESS to move the same VOLUME of air as a smaller driver. Which leads to me next point.

* Less Distortion -- a larger driver typically has less distortion then a smaller driver via the fact that it typically has to work less.

> The lack of actual cabinetry to promulgate bass energy is a much bigger problem

Definitely a huge problem. A larger driver requires a larger cabinet -- which is necessary for the lower extension. Maybe you don't care ~20 Hz, but I do -- and so do many movies when they go BELOW 20 Hz. (Yes, you _can't_ hear below 20 Hz, but you most certainly can FEEL it.)

I'd be VERY curious to see the SPL vs Freq. graph for the HomePod and the Hz where it falls off at. I'd be willing to bet it starts to fall off around ~55 Hz.

> Tannoy DC-10 DC-10A. Those are $8-16k speakers

I've haven't listened to those Tannoys -- but a friend of my brother has Tannoy Horns. Wonderful speakers.

But what does this have to do with the price of Tea in China ??? You DON'T need to spend north of 8 grand to have a 10" driver. Have you actually LOOKED at ANY subs in the past 10 years???

Hell, VTF subs are less then a grand each.

* VTF1 MK3 has al 10" driver for $399.
* VTF3 MK3 has a 15" driver for $799.

> Small rooms cant accommodate 10 inch drivers. It's just going to be far too loud.

Again, it ISN'T about volume but about clean, efficient bass.

The HomePod doesn't sound all that great.

I'm always interested in small but functional OSs, so thanks -- hadn't tripped over Menuet or Kolibri. Downloaded and we'll see if they'll run off an Easy2Boot USB stick (my usual way of checking out new distros, no more wasted DVDs). Try any OS once. :)

But wait! there's more!
http://www.techradar.com/news/...

Your PsychOS link goes to v2.5.6 at 2.6GB, is that correct?? I see it listed as 3.05GB on your info page. Regardless, hubiC link doesn't allow a download manager, and that's an overnighter on my slow connection, so I'll have to remember to fetch it last thing at night.

Android was already doomed when it was pushed onto tablets and smarttv's, and then abandoned on those platforms. It didn't scale, it was not appropriate for those devices.

Oh look, I found Android tablets for sale. That's kinda weird, unless maybe you're wrong?

...TWO: Watching a copyrighted work on a stream without paying gets you ten years in prison.

No. The people sending the streaming are liable. This particular law doesn't cover people receiving a stream.

The Independent article is little ambiguous. Check out the techradar article http://www.techradar.com/news/... :

"Individual end-users of Kodi boxes are unlikely to be affected by the Digital Economy Act as streaming is not covered by the act. Instead individuals and businesses who sell the full-loaded boxes are the main targets. "

The law itself only talks about the people doing the streaming (in the phrasing of the law, "infringes copyright in a work by communicating the work to the public, if the person knows or has reason to believe that infringing copyright in the work.") However-- and this may be the key point-- the European Court of Justice has ruled that this includes selling the multimedia players which have pre-installed links to pirate websites.

When your HIPAA or FERPA protected keystrokes are found on Microsoft's servers.

You don't think the punishment may be a bit... draconian?!!!

The numbers are the max allowed for that indictment, sentences that spammers get are a ridiculously low fraction of that.

I do think spamming should be punished harsher than murder, as the cost for the society is greater. Somehow people underestimate the harm if it is spread among many people. Like: you build a coal power plant that reduces the lives of 100k people by a year each -- you've committed the equivalent of more than 1000 murders, yet don't even get a fine for that.

On the other hand, I find the count of "more than 1 million spam emails" to be suspicious. A decade ago, spam response rate was 1 in 12.5M, and I'd expect it to be way lower today. A spammer doesn't spam "for the evulz", he spams because it is profitable. A billion mails per campaign is a low figure, and a spammer doesn't build the infrastructure for just a single run.

But then don't you have to open a web browser, agree to the terms that the captive portal presents, and convince the party on the other end to install the same VoIP app you're using...

Yeah, Wi-fi Calling... have your heard of it?

Good cameras are in the 10 - 12 stops of dynamic range.

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/digital-slrs-hybrids/canon-eos-80d-1315060/review/5

If everyone is so disappointed then why are the new Macbooks selling so well?

If I had a house full of apple gear and several Macs / Macbooks I too would be buying a new Macbook Pro. But I sure as hell won't be happy about it. Why is it selling so well? Because it's so frigging overdue that at this point people will take whatever shit they can get to replace their old dying Macbooks with their soldered in batteries that don't last longer than 20min without needing to suck some juice from the wall. And these same people keep buying Mac for the same reason 2016 wasn't the year of Linux on desktop despite the turdburger that was Windows 10: People will go out of their way to avoid change.

If everyone is so disappointed then why are the new Macbooks selling so well?

I saw a story on slashdot a while ago claiming Mac users were switching to Linux as well.

It just sounds like hardware manufacturers are trying to cause doubt to get more sales, because the reality doesn't seem to show that people are switching away from Macs given they are selling so fast.

Coincidence?