popcar2@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoApple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599www.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square240linkfedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down133
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minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·7 days agoThis is the “let’s get the budget computer crowd using iCloud services” solution. They can afford to sell at a loss if needed, because the onboard storage is just low enough to make NOT subscribing to cloud services painful after 6-8 months.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·7 days agoExactly. Most of Apples software design decisions since the iPhone are anti-consumer and monopolistic, and should be straight up illegal. Apple owns your device; not you.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoWait, but legally I own the laptop, right?
minus-squarefurry toaster@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoa sane light in the replies finally someone gets it
This is the “let’s get the budget computer crowd using iCloud services” solution.
They can afford to sell at a loss if needed, because the onboard storage is just low enough to make NOT subscribing to cloud services painful after 6-8 months.
Exactly. Most of Apples software design decisions since the iPhone are anti-consumer and monopolistic, and should be straight up illegal.
Apple owns your device; not you.
Wait, but legally I own the laptop, right?
a sane light in the replies
finally someone gets it