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Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

[...]

> >> I wanted to install something to calculate the wear on my MacBook M1's
> >> storage and experienced this first-hand. It's much easier with Linux.
> >>
> > 
> > Fair comment.  You're in a very small minority for wanting to do this.
> >
>
> Sure, because Mac users typically don't care how the computer works; 
> they just want to use the software to accomplish something. Checking 
> wear, upgrading and changing components is all beneath them. Those who
> would wish to do such things are peons.
> 
> Seriously though, I like the Apple-silicon Macs but I'm realizing that
> I'm not the kind of person who would be content knowing that whatever I
> purchased can't be changed in the slightest after purchase. I love how
> easily Apple hardware communicates with other Apple hardware and find
> MacOS to be a nice system, but I'm realizing that the best compromise
> for me is Linux delivered by a steady community like that of Fedora.
>

Yes, I quite agree; it's a matter of 'horses for courses'.  Personally,
having played the field, I simply can't be bothered any more getting to
grips with the nuts and bolts of the system.  

Macs suit me well, they do what I want of them.  If I need anything more
(e.g. ham radio stuff) I know how to achieve it in a VM; not many people
would even dream of doing that.

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