Yea it is crazy. Like most German ministries have their own mastodon Account and sprinkle in some news. And like some news channels have at least a Twitter relay.

Tech and scientists moved in big waves, so to be fair: I switched with the first waves and am fine. Yes I am using it less then I was using Twitter, but less social media is never bad.

Your dystopia is old, my friend.

We heard your cries of desperation about the high upgrade prices!

So we changed them! Instead of 900$ for the seat heater you will pay 17€ but monthly! Still freezing? Steering wheel heater for 9€! Want to update your maps, because you do not want to use your phone like a peasant? 59€! Do you want to be informed about accidents in real time? 69€!

These prices are real btw.

German: https://mein-mmo.de/bmw-features-fuer-auto-im-abo-system/#&gid=1&pid=1

I never used a mac, but if you want to have a machine that just works, you have the coin and are not power User enough, that the wierd quirks annoy you, Mac could be for you.

Don’t get me wrong but Windows sucks for non computer people. Mac’s have the “do not bother me I do not care” options.

Additionally a lot of creative stuff is focused on mac’s. Music, photography, design is at least optimized if not sometimes exclusive for osx.

And do not forget that if you want to have devices that “just work” and you do not care how or why, having all apple devices must be nice. No compatibility tinkering, seamless backups and transfers, etc. Things get better now on other systems but try explaining an older tech illiterate person over phone how to get her photos from the phone to her notebook…