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# I upgraded to OS X Yosemite today, didn't realise it'd change the hardware too


Seriously, it's pathetic. Pretty stars around my most recently updated programs? How nauseating.
(I helped save b3ta! ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 5:03, archived)
# At least it's not Windows 8
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 5:46, archived)
# absolutely
Mac is annoyingly crap, but Windows 8 is unusable - only reason I made the switch to Mac this year is because they have the edge in the "not quite as shit" stakes.

If only Photoshop worked offline on Google Chrome OS I'd be able to leave Microsoft and Apple happily far, far behind.
(I helped save b3ta! ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 9:59, archived)
# It's all about Digital Convergence.
By which I mean, trying to convince iPhone sheep that they should replace their existing Windows desktop with something four times the price because OOH, SHINY
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 9:44, archived)
# ridiculously expensive, even reconditioned (posh for 'second hand')
but Windows 8 killed it for me after 20 years on a PC.
(I helped save b3ta! ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 10:02, archived)
# If OSX was practical on generic hardware Apple would not shift a single desktop.
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 10:20, archived)
# they do make good hardware
Windows 7 on a Macbook Air would be borderline nice
(I helped save b3ta! ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 11:10, archived)
# Their hardware is visually attractive, I wouldn't say reliable. And it's still overpriced.
My old PowerBook had to go back to them five times because of manufacturing flaws - Superdrive failure, magnetic lid closure catch failure, hinge failure, and two problems with the screen. Despite being ultra-careful with charging and never leaving it plugged in unattended I got through three power supplies for it too - the first one caught fire and the second the casing cracked and something internal failed. Oh, and two replacement batteries. For what I spent on that fucking thing over the years I probably could have bought three generic, higher spec PC laptops.

tl;dr - Apple don't test their products properly before selling them
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 11:22, archived)
# too many buttons!
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 10:33, archived)
# Too many buttons?
Reminded of this

youtu.be/9BnLbv6QYcA

The irony of posting this from my iPad is not lost on me...
(Ceasar Flunk can see your house from here, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 13:18, archived)
# funny! That's what Ihad in mind when I posted my comment :D
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 15:14, archived)
# :(
(I helped save b3ta! atomic A-bomb-a-nation, Tue 28 Oct 2014, 14:15, archived)