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Japanese snow is different, it’s predominantly powder. Different to ski on.

Apple today is not the company it was 10 years ago, let alone 20 years ago. Comparison is not useful. People buy equipment for different reasons from different levels of expertise. Some people like to hack their hardware, some don't. I've grown out of hacking hardware and software and prefer high availability. Like cars, I guess, buy a Ford or a Merc. Customer's choice.