Real question. I would like to know what drives you to hate Apple? (In terms of privacy of course because in terms of price it’s another story).

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    5 months ago
    • price
    • closed ecosystem that funnels you into buying more overpriced hardware
    • general feeling of superiority apple customers often seem to aquire

    (e.g. my former project lead refused to touch other peoples devices because using them “doesn’t feel like apple, eww”)

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      All that.

      BTW, of all the drivers on the road, I always hated Volvo drivers who sport an Apple sticker the most. They’re pure entitled no-good scum. Except BMW drivers, they should be euthanised.

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        What kind of image do Volvo drivers have where you live? Here Volvos are just seen as reliable but boring.

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          Here in Slovenia they have this sort of hipster/yuppie clientele, basically the same demographic as the smug Apple users, that’s why you see so many with Apple stickers. Usually they drive the estate version like XC70. The new SUVs are more for the executive smug base, though, but obviously they’re still scumbags. :)

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              5 months ago

              I still have to encounter a BMW driver who isn’t a piece of trash. Note that I actually raced with BMWs, but still wouldn’t buy one as a daily driver. 🤷🏼

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      Overpriced hardware comes with a boon: It lasts longer. I am by no means an apple fanboy, but when I discovered the 12 year old Mac of my dad still performed like mid-range PCs with Windows, I was quite surprised.

      Still not buying their hardware though…

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        Except a 12 year old Mac isn’t supported by Apple anymore and will likely be riddled with vulnerabilities. You could just load Linux on it since it’s probably an Intel based chipset.

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          As long as the OS was supported, updates were available.

          But yes, I loaded a nice Fedora on it… 😉

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          5 months ago

          Rossman has a vendetta against Apple ever since he got caught importing counterfeit batteries (You can’t slap the Apple logo on batteries that Apple did not make, even if you call them “refurbished”)