That would be a great point if not for the “rabble rabble DEI! rabble rabble Bootstraps!”

Stupid lib!

Most every major company isn’t entrenched in people’s lives as deeply as apple is though. If I want to leave Netflix it’s as easy as switching subscriptions. If I want to leave Apple I need months of migration and multiple product replacements.

Or at least that’s what it looks like to someone who has avoided Apple their whole life, it was apparent to me as a teen that the walled garden was a trap. The iPhone and iPhone 3g where the only and last peices of apple hardware I’ve ever owned.

it sets off “potential bs” alarms

Pretty clear to me, I guess my problem was assuming I was speaking to another adult, and not a child who would react to a made up perception of what I meant instead of the words I actually said. Exactly like the kind of person who just believes every headline they read as long as it aligns to their values.

Just discussing potential.

Interesting, see I would have translated it as

I don’t just believe all of the shit I read on the internet because I don’t have my head a mile up my own ass

But i suppose I’m not fluent in lemming so what do i know.

Pretty narrow vision. Microsoft can suggest hardware for you and charge the seller for the advert.

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No, but it sets off “potential bs” alarms. It doesn’t matter whether you agree or disagree with it, headlines tend to misrepresent for clicks, this is just the truth.