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Re:Apple Just Lost Me by iSnow on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @11:34AM (#47518797)
Their previous lock-downs were on the hardware level, not offering ISA slots and stuff. The original Mac (then Mac+ and classic) had no expansion slots at all, and they started adding them only later.
Re:Apple Just Lost Me by vunderba on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @12:12PM (#47519382)
Exactly. After the Apple II, it was a post-Woz world. There’s a reason Apple owns so many patents on proprietary types of screws...
Re:Apple Just Lost Me by olyjohn on Thursday March 26, 2026 @12:16AM (#47526592)
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