Yeah, but what really gets under my skin is that every other company out there is okay with producing garbage.

Meanwhile, Apple produces things that work comparatively well, doing what you expect and then, claims that reasonable functionality is premium. And then catches shit for being pretentious.

So, let's step through that once more:

  - garbage is normal
  - functional and interoperable is premium
  - premium is pretentious
  - also, add $1,000 for the name brand

The author simultaneously complains that nothing works, but refutes using the only thing that works because it represents training wheels that are too fashionable and ostentatious.

We can have nice things because that's for babies, and also too overtly glamorous and bougie.

I just want shit that works out of the box sometimes. I also don't need X-Files alien logos and red backlit Hunt For Red October themes everywhere. And oh yeah, let's not get started on OEM spyware masquerading as harmless adware. (Cough! Lenovo! [0] Cough! Intel Management Engine! [1] Cough!)

[0] https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Security-Malware/Malware-preloa...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Securi...

Will someone other than Apple please step up to the fucking plate and not just dump trash onto the shelves at Best Buy?

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