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Re:The 2021 iMac is a great family computer by Zababa on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:26AM (#27325841)
Isn't it precisely one of the (supposed) strength of Apple, not having to set up anything, it just works? They're just parroting what people will say against the price of this computer:

> Yes the new Mac mini has M1, too, but you’re going to need all the peripherals including a display. So for a few hundred quid more you get an all-in-one home computer that is as easy to get started as an iPad.

It's a way to predict the comments like "You must be stupid to buy an iMac. I personally bought a mac mini for $X, and $X is way lower than the price of that iMac, setting it up is not that hard." or something along those lines.

Re:The 2021 iMac is a great family computer by ianai on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:31AM (#27325880)
Just don't call people idiots.

I know way more than enough about the tech world and work within it professionally. My biggest attraction to these iMacs is I think they might just be lightweight enough to move between multiple places depending on use.

Re:The 2021 iMac is a great family computer by Decade on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:52AM (#27326032)
It’s Wired.co.uk. British humor is less reverent than what’s practiced in the US.
Re:The 2021 iMac is a great family computer by Zababa on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:35AM (#27325914)
I agree, I think it's just a failed attempt at some humor:

> The new iMacs are unashamedly aimed at people already in the Apple ecosystem. Yes, they are more expensive than other one-box PCs out there, but the iMac buyer won’t care. They’ll want it to, sigh, “just work”.

Re:The 2021 iMac is a great family computer by smoldesu on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:40AM (#27325945)
In all fairness, they never called you an idiot. You just happen to choose the same computers that idiots do, which is more of a coincidence than an insult.
Re:The 2021 iMac is a great family computer by ianai on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:48AM (#27326009)
Just don't call people idiots.
Re:The 2021 iMac is a great family computer by mangamadaiyan on Saturday May 29, 2021 @12:08PM (#27326151)
Yes, call them spades instead.