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Re:Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual mac... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:15AM (#35887707)
We get dazzled by the tech and ignore other factors. The lock-in means I'd need to have a gun to my head to use an Apple product. I can't game on it or use Linux. My laptop and desktop are both ~10 years old- how long are Apple computers supported? These factors don't show up in benchmarks but they are just as important.
Re:Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual mac... by kaba0 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:23AM (#35887819)
Your laptop and desktop are 10 years old, and that’s it. They are not supported by anyone, they just didn’t die on you yet. Apple actually supports their devices for that long easily, that’s one category they really outshine their competitors in.

Also, the macs are not at all locked down if we are talking about that. OSX is pretty much a general linux with a generally supported graphical environment on top.

Re:Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual mac... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:12AM (#35888541)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213264

MBP from 2017 is the oldest supported device.

Re:Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual mac... by kaba0 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:19AM (#35888648)
By the latest OS. By what OS is your desktop supported actively?

Also, iphones are supported for almost 10 years.

Re:Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual mac... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:22AM (#35888706)
Fedora 38, Windows 10

I'm not asking about phones, we were talking about laptops.

Re:Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual mac... by kaba0 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:34AM (#35898989)
Are they support your exact model? Or they can run them, and may even have a sticker for windows compatibility? That’s very different thing.
Re:Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual mac... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @06:03AM (#35900045)
Yes