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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by osrec on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:16PM (#24014219)
There's a certain amount of brainwashing I've come to expect from Apple users. My sibling uses a MacBook, but remotes into a Windows machine in order to use Excel and Word, as the native versions on Mac don't seem to have all the advanced functionality. As far as I can tell, there is no specific other use case for the MacBook for my sibling. Yet, they're convinced that their purchase was a great one (I only hear the occasional complaint about how scrolling feels a bit weird, and the lack of certain keys on the keyboard)!
Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by sidibe on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:39PM (#24014508)
This is a tendency when people buy luxury goods to feel good about and defend their purchases. On HN you alway see the most intense loyalty towards Apple and Tesla.
Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by albertop on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:45PM (#24014560)
Maybe we just like their products. You do not need to.