Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoThe walls of Apple’s garden are tumbling downwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down136cross-posted to: apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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minus-squareTherouxSonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·6 months ago$599 is the entry point and the OS upgrade is free. Every app you might need is free. Like Pages, Numbers, Keynote. Etc. So, it’s a pretty good package. You can also run all the apps Linux would have. And while you might say they aren’t as popular, they sure have the money to ensure their products are up to date and secure. Also, my 2013 MacBook Air (i7, 16gb, 512gb)—Running Neon now—is still very usable. Find me a PC laptop that holds up like that for less money.
$599 is the entry point and the OS upgrade is free. Every app you might need is free. Like Pages, Numbers, Keynote. Etc.
So, it’s a pretty good package. You can also run all the apps Linux would have.
And while you might say they aren’t as popular, they sure have the money to ensure their products are up to date and secure.
Also, my 2013 MacBook Air (i7, 16gb, 512gb)—Running Neon now—is still very usable. Find me a PC laptop that holds up like that for less money.