sgibson5150Never forget
GalacticSushiNever understood this guy’s design. Like, why wear a mask with a picture of my parents fighting on it?
CerebralHawksNot liking AI is part of the reason I’m proud to use Macs. Apple has said they will get with the AI program for years, and they keep dragging their heels, they keep putting it off. “Apple Intelligence” is a joke. Siri was never good. Apple partnered with ChatGPT to make Siri use that, but only if you want to. If you don’t use it, it still sucks (actually, it sucks worse — and I’m okay with that). They said iOS 18 would feature Apple Intelligence. Then they said iOS 26 (originally called iOS 19 — they altered the naming to go with “the year ahead” as iOS 26 was released in 2025). Then they said iOS 26.3. Then 26.4. Now they’re saying iOS 27. I have the computer I voted for with my wallet. The one that doesn’t have AI. I honestly think the Boomers who run Apple hate AI and are just hoping the AI bubble pops before they’re forced by the board/investors to actually do something with AI.
Yeah it’s not great for gaming, but I have an Xbox for that. Bought it before the AI bubble, bought it before Microslop became shit tier. And I’m keeping it because it works and the games for it are not that expensive. My current game is Dragon Age Origins from 2 generations ago (it originally released on the Xbox 360). It looks like shit, but it’s fun. My Macs can both play all kinds of emulated games, and we have one of the nicest emulator frontends (OpenEmu; I also have RetroArch). I also have some games on Steam and Epic that play on Mac. We definitely have choices, just not as many as the AI platforms. Good for everything else, though.
And you can get one for $500 with 16GB RAM and 256 or maybe 512GB of storage. Not upgradeable though. And you need a .edu address, but anyone can get that. If you can’t, some stores match that price often (like Costco/Sams Club), or you can just pay the extra $100. Still less than I hear PC gamers are paying for 16GB of their RAM, and that’s just RAM, I’m talking about the whole ass computer. Or the laptop is $500/$600 with only 8GB RAM (MacBook Neo). And that can run Cyberpunk. So yeah, you don’t have to buy into the expensive hardware.
Apple is using Google, not OpenAI, for their AI. Good luck with your gated computer community!
Not yet they aren’t. AFAIK nobody has the Gemini-powered Siri yet, outside of Apple. The current Siri can pass requests on to ChatGPT.
And it’ll still be optional.
Dont be proud of apple. That ship sailed manyyy years ago.
Only Linux.
lichtmetzgerIf only the operating system wasn’t pure garbage. MacOS has never been particularly great, but lately I feel like they let the AI do too much coding work, with so many small glitches piling up with every update.
- The menu bar only flies down when my mouse pointer is one pixel below the upper edge of the screen instead of right on it
- The volume icon jumps up and down in the OSD when I change the global volume
- I have to precisely target either a folder icon or its accompanying text in the Finder app. They both belong together, but nothing happens when I click on the space between them.
- I can tile some programs half&half on my screen, but not all of them.
- I have to confirm using the same USB dongle every time I boot up the device without getting an option to remember my choice.
- Every time I want to install an unsigned app I have to try opening it, acknowledge the refusal message and then go deep into the system settings to force opening it up anyway. Giving me a “Run this app anyway” option like everyone else seems to be too hard.
- Every time I want to install a free app from the AppStore, I have to put in my iCloud password. Even if I install them right after each other. They surely could remember my choice for a minute and not bother asking me ten times in a row.
Apple fans often claim their OS is perfect and so much more userfriendly than the competition, but it’s actually getting more and more outdated and annoying to use with each release. Multimonitor support is still garbage, the Finder feels like it hasn’t had any meaningful changes for over a decade (to the point where even Windows Explorer outshines it now) and Liquid Glass really showed the world that they’re out of ideas. MacOS is just rotten software at this point.
I also don’t get why the Macbook Neo is hyped up so much. It’s a device that throttles under load, because the CPU doesn’t have a heatsink (which surely can’t be good for longevity) - and 8GB of RAM will make it obsolete really fast.
I also don’t get why the Macbook Neo is hyped up so much. It’s a device that throttles under load, because the CPU doesn’t have a heatsink (which surely can’t be good for longevity) - and 8GB of RAM will make it obsolete really fast.
Really? It’s a MacBook (aka café arm candy) for $500. The 8GB limitation is because it’s the A18 Pro from the iPhone 16 Pro, which also has 8GB RAM. It’s like the iPhone SE (or xE) that just recycles parts from older models. But it’s a laptop and it can run Cyberpunk. Anyone who needs more than 8GB of RAM can pay the extra $600 for an M5 MacBook Air. 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and the processor is like twice as fast, and it can be spec’d up higher. But if the lack of active cooling is the problem, you’re looking at MacBook Pro, but if you know what you need, you don’t need me to tell you. Still, the MacBook Neo is going to be awesome for most people, who casually browse the Internet and consume media. For that, it will be perfect.
I don’t hate Windows. I use it at work. It’s fine, it’s serviceable, and Copilot doesn’t work because I’m not signed into a Microslop account. I’m not using my Xbox account at work, and I’m happy with Copilot being unavailable. I unpinned it from the Taskbar and it never gets in my way. I’ve been using Windows for about 30 years, I know my way around it. Coming up on 3 years with macOS, so when I say I’m more familiar with Windows than I am with macOS, it’s down to my individual experience, as I’m sure it is with you. But my preference is for other reasons.