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From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: Re: I honestly do not understand how people put up with Windows
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:32:42 -0400
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On 9/17/2024 11:03 AM, Alan wrote:
> On 2024-09-17 06:22, Tom Elam wrote:
>> On 9/4/2024 6:48 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2024-09-03 09:29, Tyrone wrote:
>>>> On Aug 30, 2024 at 3:14:46 PM EDT, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> But actually working on it is AWFUL.
>>>>>
>>>>> The screen is awful. The rendering of fonts is awful. The fluidity of
>>>>> the trackpad and pointer is awful.
>>>>
>>>> There are settings for all of that. The screen may even be set to 
>>>> the wrong
>>>> resolution. If the screen's native res is 1920 x 1080 (for example) 
>>>> but in
>>>> Windows it is set for anything but that, it will look like shit.
>>>
>>> Well I won't blame Windows for the fact that some people are cheap 
>>> about their computers. The Lenovo T450s screen is maxxed out at 
>>> 1600x900. This particular client couldn't be convinced at the time to 
>>> get anything higher.
>>>
>>> So the resolution is set to the correct value...
>>>
>>> ...and it still looks like shite.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> But the reality is, 95% of Windows users "put up with it" because 
>>>> that it what
>>>> they are forced to use at work, 8 hours a day. Very few people go 
>>>> home and use
>>>> Windows for personal use. Most people have moved on to phones and 
>>>> iPads.
>>>
>>> Yup.
>>
>> These days you can buy a perfectly usable Windows 11 machine for home 
>> use at a price point about 50% of the cheapest Macbook Air with 
>> similar SSD size.
>>
>> Please supply third party data to support "But the reality is, 95% of 
>> Windows users "put up with it" because that it what they are forced to 
>> use at work, 8 hours a day. Very few people go home and use Windows 
>> for personal use. Most people have moved on to phones and iPads."
> 
> While a I agree with it, I'm not the one that said it, Liarboy.

Dodging the question, SO typical of a narcissist. Lay the blame for a 
lie on others!