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Date: 19 Feb 2025 17:57:18 GMT
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On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:50:15 +0000, Tyrone wrote:


> Linux is AN option.   Certainly not the best for most users.
> 
> Apple only seems like a "money pit" when you are young and broke.  When
> you grow up and start making real money, Apple is just fine.
> 
> I know because I once was young and broke. Now I am older, wiser and
> have money.

I was younger but not broke in the Apple II era. I wasn't impressed and 
nobody wanted to pay me to develop Apple software. I'm sure they're fine 
products but the only Apple device I've owned is a shuffle I was gifted. 
Cute, but iTunes on Windows sucks.