Long-time Apple User Announces Departure from Apple Ecosystem Over Company Direction
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Summary
A long-time Apple user since MacOS 8 announces they are leaving Apple's ecosystem due to dissatisfaction with the company's direction, particularly criticizing the Vision Pro headset as a 'toy' and expressing frustration with Apple's increasing focus on entertainment over professional tools. The author details their extensive history with Apple products but concludes they will migrate to Linux and Android for personal computing while possibly keeping a Mac for work needs.
Key quotes
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I been an Apple user since MacOS 8. I had both a Newton MessagePad 2000 and an eMate 300. I got the original blue toilet-seat iBook G3. I was there for the developer road show introducing MacOS X.
The Vision Pro is a toy. It is not a professional tool. It is not a productivity tool. It is a toy. It is a toy for rich people. It is a toy for people who have too much money and too little sense.
Apple is no longer a company that makes tools for professionals. Apple is a company that makes toys for rich people. Apple is a company that makes entertainment devices for people who have too much money and too little sense.
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