Apple killed my interest in ARM and Macs

[Sydde]

Apple, so far, has performed well for me. But if the ecosystem becomes ******tified, I would have zero issues with switching.

See, I am a '70s nerd. x86 was kinda cool in 1979. Fifty years later, x86-64 is patently absurd, and not in a good way. I personally never liked the Intel approach, and the 64-bit extensions did not make it better. I avoided buying а Mac in the past decade entirety because of how awful the x86 architecture is аnd have relied on iPads to get me through the dark time. iOS/iPadOS has been OK, though Apple's push toward the subscription model has not made me very happy. Still, it feels better than using x86.

Everyone has their preferences. If Apple offers me viable alternatives to the Intel nightmare, I will probably bite. Other people have other priorities. I wish it was better, but the alternative is still not an alternative.

 

[Gudi]

I just remembered a conversation I had with a colleague some ~14 years ago. The new iPhone made the news and I reasoned about buying my first iMac. He thought Intel Macs were way overpriced (back when the Euro was still strong) and his rational consideration was: earlier PowerPC Macs at least had their own microprocessor architecture, but the newer Intel Macs were just average PCs in a shiny box. The exact same tech could be bought much cheaper somewhere else. Following this train of thought ARM Macs should be more valuable again by being different and unique. And incompatibility with what the "rest of the planet" uses is a win. You can run your x86-64 software on so many other computers. The value of a Mac is not in what it does similar to a PC, but in what it does differently.

 

[Appletoni]

It seems like all your posts just tell people to spend an absurd amount of money on the latest MacBook without any connection to the rest of the thread.

It's a great device for chess, when it's maxed out. So he can easily gain his interest back in ARM and Macs and Chess.

 

[Acronyc]

I think it just comes down to buy and use what works better with your workflow. If a Mac does, great. If it's a PC, great also. I use both Macs and PCs every day at work and at home. I prefer a Mac and at home use a Mac most of the time and at work it's about an even split.

The thing about these kinds of posts, is I think there is a lot of opinion interjected and used as facts. For example, OP says that a lower quality display on their PC laptop is "adequate" and that Apple keyboards are "garbage". These are opinions masqueraded as facts to try and bolster OP's argument. I absolutely hate the keyboard on my work-issued Dell and love my Magic Keyboard with Touch ID connected to my Mac. But it's my opinion and not a reason to say one is objectively better than the other.

Personal experience plays a lot in forming these opinions. OP goes on about all the problems they have had with macOS updates breaking things. This has rarely happened to me through 13 years of Mac ownership. I have had way more problems with Windows, which is why I will always grab my Mac instead of a PC if I can.

ARM is no problem for me. Windows in a VM on my M1 Max runs just as fast for my use as it does natively on my work-issued Dell. Even on my M1 Air (16GB) it runs flawlessly. I'd rather have a silent and light machine with a great screen, excellent trackpad, and good keyboard than a behemoth that blasts its fans during a simple Teams call.

There are facts - like PC laptops are generally more serviceable and Mac laptops generally have much better screens - and then there are opinions - like for me a Mac is better based on my personal experience - but I try not to commingle my opinions with facts. For example, like saying that Apple keyboards are factually better than others just because I prefer them.

Just a quick note about OP's issue with the keyboard. You can replace the keycaps and switches on MBPs. I've done so on my M1 MacBook Air (replaced over 20 keycaps because it came with a German layout and wanted an English layout) and I've also done it for a friend's M1 MBP. No need to go to Apple and a quick Internet search will give you the necessary information. It's a very easy repair.

 

[trevpimp]

Everyone has their own opinion, sometimes our opinion can overwhelm us including myself being part only satsified with Apple. Apple will then again release something that will get me excited once again

In my opinion I am and always have been "satisfied" with the products that Apple released, I feel like just because I am on the fence about stuff I will always enjoy being an Apple fan, I love Apple it kept me sane for many years... lol

Just give it some time take a break or two, enjoy the latest technology and keep going

Cheers