People are now buying the Apple MacBook Neo ($599 cost) not because it's as cheap as a PC, but because they are fed up with Win11 and its obsession with Copilot. This proves once again that if you push people too far, they will choose an alternative that isn't obsessed with AI or treating paying customers as idiots in paid OS. It is like choosing between two evils. I say go further and *BSD or Linux desktop if you can and it helps you. https://www.pcmag.com/news/asus-co-ceo-macbook-neo-is-a-shock-to-the-pc-industry
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@nixCraft Microsoft is discovering the “Trust Thermocline”.
https://every.to/p/breaching-the-trust-thermocline-is-the-biggest-hidden-risk-in-business
apple behind AI and not pushing LLM by default is now feature. lmao.
MS missed mobile OS, mobile devices, browser, the whole web and they thought LLM is their chance. turns out nobody want that LLM. Haha! I want MS gone to >/dev/null since the mid 90s.
@nixCraft Apple is rarely the first mover, but they have a tendency to get it right, as they first analyze the weaknesses of other providers and engineer a superior solution.
@nixCraft I can't stop thinking about how macbook neo is imo a major target in brand imprinting. I imagine the main place we'll see them are schools - to onboard consumers into apple ecosystem early. So, same reason chromebooks exist
@nixCraft i mean even if w11 wasnt such a shitshow the whole package for the price is just a good deal. And if MacOS does the things you need it do a good alternative