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| From | David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.computer.workshop, comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: How Microsoft And Apple Lie To You Sheep. |
| Date | 2024-10-03 08:50 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <lm70msFh0goU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 03/10/2024 08:27, Joel wrote: > Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: >> >>> They make you pay money for their products, and then, in an attempt to >>> compete with Free Software, make it seem like they’re doing you a big >>> favour by offering you even more limited crippleware versions, at a cheap >>> price or as “freeware”. And you say to yourself “such a deal!” and fall >>> for it. >> >> AFAIAK Apple only charge for one piece of software: Final cut pro. >> Everything else is available for free. >> >> Apple doesn't "make" anyone pay for FCP. Those that do choose to do so as >> there isn't a suitable free alternative. What would you recommend? > > > You pay for their OS when you pay through the nose, for their hardware > it runs on. It's actually a lot cheaper to get Winblows the same way, > through an OEM preinstalled, than it is to get a Mac. If Apple were > offering more kinds of software, it wouldn't all be anymore free than > Final Cut Pro. One hasn't had to PAY for a Mac "operating system" since macOS Snow Leopard, way back in 2009 IIRC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS The hardware is good! I'm still using a 24 inch iMac built in 2006. It's running Linux Mint 22.
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