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faitswulff ◴[] No.25066407[source]
This really flips the argument that Mac hardware is overpriced and underpowered on its head. Now Apple computers are a premium product from a performance perspective, as well.
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1. patrec ◴[] No.25068229[source]
> Now Apple computers [...]

Apple no longer sells computers. You can rent some shiny gizmo from them to run software of their choosing provided by people they deign to allow on their platform and in a manner they approve of¹. It's not really yours anymore.

¹ "But you can still do X". Well, and last year you could still do W, and the year before that V.