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   -=> Rug Rat wrote to Matthew Munson <=-   
      
    MM> Im getting tired of Microsoft and Google and that led to my increased   
    MM> movement towards Apple.   
      
    RR> I am getting tired of them ALL.  Microsft, Apple, Google, Samsung.   
      
    RR> I should NOT have to provide an email address to use a piece of   
    RR> hardware PERIOD!   
      
    I was going to say to matt, talk about jumping from the frying pan into   
    the fire!   
      
    Tempting to get a cheap PC that doesn't support Windows 11, load NetBSD   
    on it and call it a day.   
      
    RR> You will love the Mac Mini, it is a very powerful computer in a small   
    RR> package, and Apple silicon is a very capable processor.  My only   
    RR> complaint with Apple moving away from the x86 archetecture was the loss   
    RR> in versatility of being able to run ANYTHING ina  VM.   
      
    They are tempting, as is the whole ecosystem. I've been tempted by   
    iPhones - the rest of my family has them, and Apple has successfully   
    roped people into iMessage, Apple Pay, and FaceTime - this generation   
    of kids is completely Apple-centric.   
      
    I'd like to be able to send my daughter money through Apple Pay, and   
    use the Share Location feature in iMessage. But then, I'd be tempted to   
    get an Apple watch, which won't connect to my Android Phone, then why   
    not get a Mac Mini along with it all?   
      
    It's a slippery slope. But, it's pretty...   
      
      
       
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