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Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop

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224 points cspags | 1 comments | 01 Dec 25 01:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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kevinherron ◴[07 Dec 25 02:25 UTC] No.46178639[source]▶
One model/configuration will never work because developers are awful, picky customers.

You’ll lose 90,000 of your 100,000 with one or more little nitpicks.

Probably 50% right off the bat because you chose a keyboard with or without a numpad.

Another huge chunk because you chose the wrong screen (Retina resolution? Low resolution? Refresh rate?)

Too bad, because I want this. Or at least the version of it I have in my head :)

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miningape ◴[07 Dec 25 02:57 UTC] No.46178769[source]▶
Apple / macbooks seem to be doing fine
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chungy ◴[07 Dec 25 03:41 UTC] No.46178959[source]▶
The blog is premised on the idea that Apple and MacBook are not doing fine.
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1. rowanG077 ◴[07 Dec 25 03:52 UTC] No.46179004[source]▶
The reason of course being the awful software, not the hardware options. He makes that abundantly clear in the text.