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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by chisquared on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:41AM (#31096801)
Note that the argument you've called ridiculous is a response to someone who does not want a

> closed source, walled garden product from a company with business practices I don't like

Such a person probably won't be using Xcode, nor has any plans of publishing to the App Store, so Xcode being closed-source isn't a factor at all here.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by Flankk on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:49AM (#31096929)
It's the main factor for a developer, actually. We're talking about Apple so it makes sense to discuss their products. It doesn't make sense to talk about Microsoft products.
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