@genmaicha it's the best of a ton of total shit options. you can have an ugly slow computer that takes up all of your free nights and weekends doing IT support toil, or you can have a pretty and fast machine that doesn't give you trouble as long as you stay on the beaten path. show me a better option and i'll switch, but a PC running linux or windows sure as fuck ain't it.

@sneak plenty of people find a way. I've never owned an apple computer in my life, for example, and I don't plan on doing so--because I'd rather use something that I can fix on my own (i.e., something like linux) rather than be held hostage by a trillion-dollar company and complain helplessly every time a new release comes out

@genmaicha so you're ignorant of how much better it is to use a mac as a daily driver. cool. i have multiple mac, windows, and linux boxes within 3 meters of me. come back when you've enough experience to have an informed opinion and i'll be happy to have this discussion then and only then.

@sneak @genmaicha My system isn't slow at all (faster than any Mac I ever used) and yes, I run Linux. I rarely have any trouble that takes more than 2 minutes to resolve. I couldn't imagine going back to Mac since returning to a Linux workstation 3-4 years ago.

@PeterSanchez @genmaicha cool i'm glad it's all working out for you i'll be over here with my forty gpu laptop

@sneak @genmaicha Hah, what good is it if you can only use it within the constraints of what Apple wants to allow? :)

@PeterSanchez @genmaicha this question speaks more to your imagination than anything.

@sneak @PeterSanchez @genmaicha i want to like apple but their vendor lock-in is intolerable

@wowaname @PeterSanchez @genmaicha i'm living proof there's no lock-in unless you opt in to it. i don't use facetime, imessage, icloud, et c.

@sneak @PeterSanchez @genmaicha i was mainly thinking itunes and apple account in general

even applying for a job there requires an apple account lmao

@wowaname @PeterSanchez @genmaicha you can use a mac without an apple ID. i do.