I will be getting my first Apple Computer in May.
>should I use the iMac 2013 21.5-inch or the 12-inch Macbook
iMac: Processing Power, Simplicity in Design but will get a update right after I purchase it.
12-inch Macbook: Shit processor, cuteness, won't update right after I purchase it.
>Should I get the iMac or 12-inch Macbook.
I am using this computer very lightly so it may tolerate what I do on a daily basis.
>Also I will not change my mind about getting something like a ThinkPad or a Custom Built Computer. So get gud and...
>inb4 thread opposition and oppresion. Fuck you.
>>47541851
2 bad for u. I posted here.
>>47541809
>bump
>>47541809
Macbook pro 13 inch, don't get that glorified iPad.
>>47542278
This, 13 inch rMBP
>>47542278
It's good to see people are starting to recognize that the Macbook is an alternative to the iPad. There were people on this board evaluating the Macbook compared to the rMBP and similar machines and patting themselves on the backs when they felt content making the case that it wasn't as good. It's clearly not for those people; it's for people who looked at the iPad all this time and thought "great, but I *do* write a lot of emails and I don't like any bluetooth keyboards I've ever used [because they're almost all complete shit]".
>>47541809
>bump
OP Here.
>>47542278
Okay, what should I do about the new force touch trackpad. Maybe I should go about hunting for a 2014 Retina Macbook Pro.
>>47541809
Get the new Macbook. It's portable. You can take it anywhere and you can work out of any coffee shop or other open wifi access point. For that reason alone I'd go with MB.
Anandtech has a really good review of new MB and they like it.
>>47542752
Sounds great and how about that force touch trackpad. You have to touch it instead of slam it down. But I can fix this with a good old Mouse.
>Which type of Macbook, the 12 inch or the 13 inch?
To your point, 12-inch Macbook do have a cute look and a 1,300 base model price tag.
>>47542858
>Sounds great and how about that force touch trackpad. You have to touch it instead of slam it down. But I can fix this with a good old Mouse.
that new touchpad is superior to any other touchpad. it's even in the new MBP. every review I've read of new MB says it's awesome. old touchpad was better than any other touchpad on the market and Apple upped their game yet again.
have you been to a store and tried it out yet? go try it and use it for 10 min.
>>47541809
get a cheap netbook or convertible tablet, much more worth your time and money
Apple sells refurb'd 2014 rMBP for $1k, I'd recommend that.
All the butthurt surrounding Macbooks made me look into them, and they actually seem like decent laptops, and definitely better than any of the macbook clones that keep getting recommended. The only problem is that I can't find any with with decent hard drive space, otherwise I'd probably pick one up used.
>>47542318
>tfw this thing is perfect for a high end mobile thin client
>>47542953
>Cheap Netbook
>Convertable Tablet
Are you saying im going to need to get a poorfag device. Heck nawh.
>>47542996
Sounds great, do you have any links to a website?
>>47543083
It's just other /g/'s that are getting used to the idea of branding. It's all over the place and if they live in a decent country this would be completely new to them.
>>47542996
oh wow these are great value in aus land.
h-how clean are these? They've had keyboard and track pad replacements right?
>>47543141
I just checked and it looks like they're out of stock
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FGX72LL/A/refurbished-133-inch-macbook-pro-26ghz-dual-core-intel-i5-with-retina-display
>>47541809
>even considering a macbook instead of the macbook air or pro
fuck off
>>47541809
Dell won
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>>47543930
Dang >>>/mlp/. You make horses look too much like humans.
>pic related bump, it's anons wife.
>>47541809
If you need a Macbook, at least get the Pro. The Macbook is a joke and you know it.
>>47545035
This has already been addressed, but will consider anyways.
>Thanks for the advice.
>>47541809
You should kill yourself for even considering that pathetic excuse of a laptop. Get a real macbook at least. Not that stupid shit.
>>47541809
There still time to save yourself from going fullretard
>>47542858
>Justifying spending 1300 dollars on something outperformed by a used laptop from 2008
>>47545549
>performance
>portable
>practical
Pick two
>>47542858
This thing can't even upscale chink cartoons... an Ipad is a better choice
>>47545660
Nice meme. It plays them perfectly fine.
>>47541809
>oppresion
Bloody hell the bar for what constitutes oppression isn't what it used to be.
I remember when a nigger getting chained to a 12V battery and then being blasted with salt from a sandblaster and having his wounds coated in vinegar was oppression. Now just posting "ur mac a fagget" on an East Timorese Timewaster is oppression.
Fuck me with a rake.
>>47545213
>>47545549
I already had conversation over a Retina MacBook Pro.
>>47545584
>practical
But the new macbook isn't practical.
You should've said pick one.
>>47545792
Just because it isn't for your needs doesn't mean it won't be for everyone's.
OP Here
>>47542952
Yes, the thing is the force touch trackpads are unclickable. I often found myself touching the trackpad instead of hitting it with my hands.
>>47545820
But even something as simple as using a flash drive becomes a challenge. Actually, that removes the portable advantage as well, if you have to carry around dongles.
Anyone that does more than facebook will find this frustrating.
Even if they chucked a single standard USB port like the MBA it wouldn't be so bad.
So let's keep a tally.
>performance
It is an underachiever performance wise.
>portable
Many standard operations that are non-technical (and still done if you use computers for actual work) require dongles and accessories to be carried.
>practical
See above, but remember that there is one port, so something as simple as copying a file from one flash drive to another becomes a juggling game.
>>47545865
Most people don't use flash drives anymore. Go back to bed, grandpa.
no mac is best mac
>>47545865
Yes, but for people who only plug their charger into their laptop it doesn't fucking matter
>>47541809
If you can't make up your mind on something as fundamental as whether you need a laptop or a desktop, there's no helping you.
>>47545874
Have you ever been to University? Do you do business?
When I say work I don't mean 'le high school assignments' and checking mcdonalds payslips.
>>47545880
As I said
>if you use computers for actual work
Even then, many people may have a digital camera. I know many people that have things like that.
What the fuck is happening when in 2015 people are trying to convince me that USB ports are a power-user feature?
>>47545895
Heh, very true.
OP: If you're the kind of user who's looking at the standard MacBook, presumably you'd also want some kind of desktop to work with as well?
Obviously I don't know what your usage is like but surely you either need a light portable or a power powerful desktop?
>>47545911
Yes. Those places have things called "wifi".
>>47545911
What don't you fucking understand? All I'm saying is not all people plug things into their laptop. You keep coming back with yes but other people do. No fucking shit other people do, but some people don't.
>>47545920
>wifi
"Oh, anon, here is our presentation for you to present on a flash drive."
"What, you can't use one?"
"Uhh, let me just get out my computer and email it to you"
"Just give me a minute"
"Sorry it's taking so long, you know how busy the wireless is at this time of day"
Still sacraficing practicality for the sake of removing one port.
OP Here
>>47545919
That's why I suggested if a iMac could be used. Problem is, the iMac is likely to upgrade soon. Not really into missing out on that. I made a thread about the iMac just recently.
>>47545908
>>47545939
>"and now for the new iCar!"
>"oh, to save on wheel parts it only turns left"
What don't you fucking understand? All I'm saying is not all need to be able to turn their cars right. You keep coming back with yes but other people do. No fucking shit other people do, but some people don't.
>>47545939
I haven't used a USB key for 4-5 years now, who isn't using a cloud storage product like Dropbox nowadays? Apparently /g/
>>47545949
Just open up a cloud database or connect to your Hillary Clinton based email service and give it to him.
>>47545975
>who isn't using a cloud storage product like Dropbox nowadays? Apparently /g/
well, duh
>>47545975
>who isn't using a cloud storage product like Dropbox nowadays
Most normalfags.
>>47545964
Not who you're responding to, but dumbest fucking analogy ever and so typical this cesspool board
>>47545964
Please never attempt to create an analogy again.
>>47545848
I don't know how that thing works, but if most people like it, you'll probably get used to it in a day, so stop whining.
>>47545874
constanza.jpg
>>47545949
More like
>oh anon, the latest report is now on the company dropbox folder under 2015
>what? You don't have access to the dropbox?
>oh, no problem, let me just run back to my office, find a usb drive somewhere, plug it into my computer, copy the file over, return back to you, hand you the usb drive, wait for you to plug it in your computer, find where I lazily copied the file, and open it up for you
>oh, Bob doesn't have access to it either?
>alright, I'll just wait for you to finish, then give it to Bob
>>47545874
underage b&, get out.
I find apple bussiness really amazing.
I mean ppl is happy to buy overpriced tech and no complaining about it. Jesus.
>>47545992
There is nothing wrong with being normal
>Ya outcast.
>Can't detach the keyboard.
>No touch screen.
Fuckin' dropped.
>>47546022
Sorry wrong pic.
>>47546017
This may be really hard for the typical empathy-challenged sociopath that frequents this board, but some people prefer the aesthetics of the software and hardware and are willing to pay a premium for that. It staggers me how some people are incapable of taking even the smallest step outside themselves to try and see things from other people's perspectives.
>>47541809
Get out, iCultist!
>>47546047
>Cannot detach keyboard
How about loosing your keyboard after you hid it under mountains of porn anime Chinese cartoons,
>No Touchscreen
For a operating system like OS X Yosemite. Go shill Surfaces somewhere else.
>>47545985
Either way, it is still a hassle compared to using a USB, which most people expect to work. That and what if it is a larger file? Large scale wireless networks and public spectrum is stretched as it is now. With every fag trying to send files over the internet it will grind to a halt.
>>47546001
I wouldn't brag about dropbox.
We dropped it during the middle of a group assignment because it took ages for it to recognise and sync files.
"I've put the presentation up for you anon"
"No you didn't"
"Oh, it won't sync"
"Let me try again"
"Maybe its a problem on your end"
"It has the green tick, so I don't know whats happening"
"Can I just put the presentation on a USB for you"
"Oh, that works too"
"Cheers"
Turns out it was the shitty non-windows client they had at the time.
>>47546059
Get out freetard
>>47546093
>>47546059
>le epin obvious falseflagging
>>47546082
>can I just put the presentation on usb for you
>yeah sure, I'll be there in an hour to pick it up
>traffic is pretty bad today, isn't it, haha
>>47546104
We were in the same room, dipstick.
Back in the day people used to leave their houses to do work.
I'm not going to work a second once I get home, I keep that shit seperate.
>>47546104
Sad thing was it would've been quicker by car than by internet. It was really that bad. That's why we dropped dropbox.
>>47546082
I'd use Airdrop in that situation, but I guess that's dependent on everyone having an Apple device/computer
>>47546128
>sorry it's taking so long for me to get to your office
>the elevators are just so packed at this time of the day
>what the fuck are IT doing waiting so long to give you dropbox access?
>you really need to be more aggressive in asking them, you know
>>47546153
>corporate
>dropbox
I shiggity your diggity.
Usually it's a windows network and SMB.
But then again, I don't work at a shitty startup and my device was allocated to me at the offices expence.
>>47546149
That breaches uni policy IIRC.
You'd have to hope it isn't random inspection day.
>>47546213
What the actual fuck, I hope that's a joke
>macbook
Shit performance, high price
>imac
Laptop performance and high price for specs, desktop portability. You're better off building your own computer.
The only good Apple computer is the rMBP.
>>47546237
If it involves setting up an ad-hoc network, they come down hard on that stuff. Something about wireless spectrum licencing.
It's usually against most insitutions policies to use ad-hoc wireless networks. I'd check usage policies and agreements before using them.
I personally keep a cat5 handy just in case.
Comes down to either you want portability or a nice sit down computer.
I have a 27in iMac myself and live it. Wonderful computer.
I also have a macbook and macbook air. When it comes to portability I love the air. Fast for being mobile and great battery. Though both I don't like using as a sit down computer. Nothing compares to my imacs 27 inch screen and power.
>>47546252
>>47542699
Refer to this.
>>47546274
Maybe a 21.5-inch iMac? Seems legit but hasn't been updated since 2013 and hopefully will not be updated until 2016.
>>47546252
Only the base dual core 21in iMac has full fledge laptop hardware.
The rest of the 21's and 27's all have desktop i5's and i7's.
For example my 27 inch has a 84 watt i5 4570 3.2ghz, 3.6ghz turbo and 16gb of ddr3 1600mhz cas 9 ram. With a 3.5in 7200rpm HD and a pcie ssd.
>>47546257
It uses "WiFi Direct" which is apparently a certified secure variant of ad-hoc http://www.macworld.com/article/1144061/wifidirect.html
And honestly if it were standard adhoc wifi how would they even know. That's an absolutely unenforceable policy. So typical of university IT staff
>>47546252
To get a comparable machine to the iMac 5k you're absolutely not better off building it yourself
>>47546319
They have a random day where they check the whole day, but they don't tell people.
They scan for MAC addresses.
I've only ever heard of people getting pinged for using their phones as APs.
>>47546332
I'm fairly certain you can get a much better machine building it yourself and getting 3 1440p monitors rather than one retarded 5k display.
>>47546332
>Not just buying a Apple computer
Maybe customizations should be in place. But I rather keep the social status of having a Mac.
>>47546347
University campuses are huge, how could they possibly scan the whole campus. And how does making your phone an AP inconvenience anyone at all
>>47546366
>social status of having a Mac
You mean everyone thinking you're a total fag?
>>47546366
>But I rather keep the social status of having a Mac
At least you are honest.
That's what we need more of.
>>47546366
>But I rather keep the social status of having a Mac.
You mean being king of poorfags?
>>47546379
Maybe in /g/ autism land, we're talking about the real world m8
>>47546350
you'd need 4 to match it
>>47542278
Have you seen the Mac book pros new mobo?? Glorified iPad all of it
>>47543110
A lot of my work these days is actually done remotely, so I thought about using a Macbook as a thin client, but I still do a lot of tinkering on my own machine (testing scripts and stuff on my own computer with a smaller representative dataset), so I don't think I could really drop down from a rMBP yet.
I'm happy with my 15" rMBP and I'll probably get the next one when it comes out, but I was tempted by the 13" rMBP that recently came out. I suspect (read: hope) that whatever quirks may have emerged in the Force Touchpad from the Macbook and 13" rMBP releases will have been ironed out in the 15" rMBP.
>>47546396
I'm pretty sure everyone thinks the people sitting in coffee shops with macs are fags too
>>47546408
You could use 4, but that would be weird, how would that set up work, you usually want one main display with sub displays.
It's more so that you can actually use your screen resolution, retarded ppi just makes your pixels useless.
>>47546370
It's because of the limited channels they can use for running wireless networks.
A large scale campus wide wireless network requires channel co-ordination to avoid interferance.
People who are "muh wireless don't need no cords" take for granted the technical challenge behind providing their access.
If it was a free for all and each of the hundreds of routers ran on whatever it wanted and people brang their own devices, you wouldn't be able to use wireless on campus at all. Each device would jam each other.
>how could they possibly scan the whole campus
I recall them mentioning how they have a few computers with software that logs all wireless in its range.
It wouldn't be physically the whole campus, but by people volume it would be most of it.
>>47546392
>that meme again
No, I mean having the status of being a rich motherfucker with all them cars laughing at the poor freetards
>>47546422
>he unironically owns macshit
>>47543958
Read that as 27 GHz and almost shat myself
>>47546422
>so I thought about using a Macbook as a thin client,
That's exactly why I'm picking one up
>>47546435
>macpoors
>rich
>>47546425
>I'm pretty sure everyone thinks the people sitting in coffee shops with macs are fags too
>I'm pretty sure everyone agrees with me even though I have no idea how common or uncommon my opinion is
Most people don't even give two shits about or even notice people sitting in coffee shops with laptops, they're certainly not obsessing about the brand being 'faggy' like some idiotic autist
>>47546422
>>47546444
There are people on /g/ right now that actually consider supporting apple, what has the world come to?
>>47546455
It quite literally makes you look like a fag, otherwise the guy doing actual work on his business class laptop, does not look like a fag.
>>47546434
Maybe we should have a debate over secure cloud networks.
>>47546471
>>47546479
>business class laptop
>Thinkpad drone detected
Not even worth continuing the conversation m8
>>47546459
I've got 17 Apple computers, this'll just be a drop in the bucket to the collection
>Wanting to spend $1000+ on overglorified iShit
Well, I suppose some gullible dipshit has to stimulate the economy.
>>47546453
Yes, there is mac users who are filthy rich.
>>47546495
I'm so sorry you're retarded anon
>>47546507
gay porn is pretty lucritive, as it turns out
>>47546459
Every bubble bursts. No company ever stays on top forever. Every "world's largest" and "too big to fail" comprany in history has eventually crashed, dwindled into obscurity, or been overtaken/regulated by the government.
The only difference with this bubble is that the burst will be followed by a river of poorfag tears who deluded themselves into thinking owning "$1000+" toys somehow made them not poorfags.
>>47546512
OS X is a great OS, I use it on the computers it was made for. Also I collect non-x86 computers, most of the Macs are 68k or PowerPC
>>47546492
Thinkpads are good! If you don't mind cheap shitty everything.
>>47546309
>dual core 21 inch
You mean the one that costs 1000 bucks?
The one with a shitty ULV cpu with a 1,4 GHz base clock speed?
The one with a 500GB 5400 RPM 2,5" HDD?
The one that would get beaten in speed by a computer I could build for 400 bucks, then 150 bucks more for a nice IPS monitor?
That truly is a great deal!
>27 inch quadcore
It better be good for the TWO AND A HALF THOUSAND DOLLAR price tag.
>>47546543
>OS X is a great OS
kek
>>47546566
>I've never used OS X
kek
>>47546459
/g/ got invaded by normalfags who worship Apple as well as just plain Apple shills
>>47546543
>OS X is a great OS
>>47546557
Must explain why nasa uses them
>>47546557
Having a Superfish root-level certificate that breaks HTTPS on every site, injects ads on all pages and makes you vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks is just a bonus feature from Lenovo!
>>47546531
>deluded themselves into thinking owning "$1000+" toys somehow made them not poorfags.
So much this.
I have friends who own: $7000+ in RC cars, $10,000+ in camera equipment, $5,000+ in scuba gear etc. They have no delusions about being wealthy and they know it.
Macpoors with their entire networth in their macbooks and iToys thinking they're wealthy is fucking hilarious.
>>47546569
>Using a watered down version of Linux
kike
>>47546543
>OS X is a great OS
>>47546569
Used it all the time in high school on the library computers, it's a piece of shit, always froze up, the dells in drafting class still running xp never had any issues.
>>47546587
Why do you talk about things you know nothing about?
>>47546597
I wouldn't use a public computer as a decider of how good an OS, they're fucked up all the time, regardless of OS
I fell for the Thinkpad meme once. Almost died from the eye cancer of the 1280x800 TN panel and the ear cancer from having to hear the fans blaring on at full speed with only notepad open.
>>47546613
The computers are my local library running xp are perfectly fine as well
>>47546459
Some of us stopped being frothing brand zealots. Want to compare Thinkpad collections? I'm pretty sure I can fish out my old laptops. For some reason I never threw them away.
>>47546615
>the macbook air still has a 1280x800 TN panel today
>>47542996
Apple's refurb is actually real good
>>47546629
>running XP
>perfectly fine
literally it's like having cancer. Just because you don't see it melting in front of you doesn't mean it's not hobbling.
>>47546629
Yeah, some work some don't.
>>47546637
Good thing the New™ Macbook doesn't. :^)
>>47546613
>Why do you talk about things you know nothing about?
I'd ask you the same thing. How do you think OS X was even made? It didn't come out of thin air from the "brilliant" minds behind Apple. OS X is nothing more than an overglorified Linux distro filled with pointless shit.
Find the nearest firearm and pull the trigger while inspecting the barrel, iKike
>>47546651
>/g/ goes full stormfront
Jesus christ dude, it's just an operating system. Don't you have a /pol/ thread to be shitting up somewhere or a 'SJW' board to be raiding
>>47546651
You're a retard. OS X is based on Darwin, Apple's continuation of NeXTSTEP, a fork of BSD 4.3. When Apple took over NeXTSTEP they ported some FreeBSD code over for the userland and later developed launchd for the init system, among various other changes they've made.
>>47546645
They don't freeze up, they take the abuse of people using them daily for over 10 years, most of the thinkpad I've picked up from flea markets have worked fine as well.
It's also water resistant which is nice.
>>47546651
>OS X is nothing more than an overglorified FreeBSD distro filled with pointless shit.
Fixed.
How do you expect to be taken seriously when you post stuff you have to know is wrong?
You're a troll, you say? Oh, carry on.
>>47546671
XP stopped getting security updates, didn't it? How do they keep it secure? Seriously.
I could understand a really barebones Linux installation, but what's the idea of giving people a full OS like Windows, especially if they're going to stick with one released close to 14 or 15 years ago?
>>47546698
It just werks
>>47546692
>filled with pointless shit
like a usable (if vanilla) DE?
>>47546668
>>47546692
Okay, it was FreeBSD, but that doesn't change the fact that it's not a good fucking OS to begin with. There's nothing fucking revolutionary about it.
>>47546531
They're buying the fucking product, not apple stock. Consumers don't care when a company "crashes"*, they just want their shiny shit.
Although if apple crashes we're in for another recession.
They won't suddenly stop making products or terminate support. When they do decline it will seem gradual to the average macfag, and they'll say "back in my days..."
>>47546722
>>47546692
No, it wasn't FreeBSD, it is NeXTSTEP (well Darwin) with a few FreeBSD components. What you're doing is like saying a Linux distro including OpenSSH is OpenBSD. I never said there was anything revolutionary about it, just that it is not a Linux distro (nor is it FreeBSD based)
>>47546729
The process of getting employed in corporate as a dev is ridiculously, insanely hard and they have heaps of talent locked up there in golden handcuffs. Most of my most successful dev friends have been recruited to there from outside the US. The company isn't going anywhere soon
>>47546729
Apple the next Enron when?
Enron cooked their books.
Apple can release the new CookBook.
>>47546753
>people discover that apple has been running at a loss for 20 years
>it all comes crumbling down
>apple products just stop werking because servers are repo'd
>it's declared an environmental disaster
>>47546729
Apple's crash would only be a disaster if people replaced buying iPads with buying nothing. An absolute shrinkage of the economy would be a disaster. Shifting of consumption from faggot company A to faggot company B doesn't really have a huge negative on the economy except for incidental shifts in wealth (e.g. if every Apple consumer started buying Lenovo shit in equal magnitudes of money, Taiwan would see an economic growth because the money that was going to Apple corporate would instead go to Lenovo. But that wouldn't be THAT enormous; Apple only employs so many thousands of people in SV. And there aren't that many dependencies. The rest of SV would move forward.
Not like if Google went under, or Facebook, to an extent.
Apple employs 41k people in Cupertino, it would destroy the economy of that suburb for starters.
>>47546773
Actually, without being specific to only apple, what happens if a big company suddenly stops supporting internet dependant devices?
Like Microsoft shuts down 365 servers or Apple kills iPhone services because they can't pay the bills?
>>47546811
They would probably sell off the rights to those products in an attempt to pay off debts and the services would be carried on by the new owners
i-is it true guys?
is the new macbook really a $A1800-A$2200 facebook machine?
>>47546777
I'm trying to think of a scenario where apple will crash (am I correct that "crash" means decline over short term?), where the other tech and manufacturer companies aren't too affected.
It would have to be a company specific event like >>47546753
says. Or some incredible internet meme faggotry. Otherwise I imagine the whole NASDAQ will be declining.
>>47546811
>can't pay the bills
You should look at how much cash they're sitting on.
If for some reason they shut it down.. it will just stop working.
>>47541809
>iMac
>no SSD
get the fuckign 13" rMBP. It's the only FagBook worth buying.
>>47546837
>You should look at how much cash they're sitting on.
I can't. That is why I mentioned it.
Look at Enron, and what they did.
They claimed to be worth a whole bunch, but were actually never out of the red.
>>47546833
A lot of developers use Apple products because that is where the common market is, and web-development because they have a good battery life for the money they ask compared to other who has less or put fake battery hours, yes there are regular laptop that has similar battery life but they are usually underpowered even more or weighs a ton.
In my opinion
>>47541809
Parents give in to your whining and are going to buy yo an iToy if you get good grades at the end of school year?
This site is for adults only, anon.
>>47546863
No actual developers posting on /g/ anon, you're wasting your breath
>>47546579
>not doing a clean install of windows 7
>>47546854
Oh I see what you mean. Auditing is a tad bit better after SOX but there will always be fraud, but not every company will be overstated like Enron (a stock price could be overpriced but that's another story). The only way to protect yourself is to accept the risk and diversify your holdings (just buy an index fund).
>>47546837
You're using "crash" correctly. The only way Apple could "crash" and other companies not benefit in any appreciable way would be if there was a macroeconomic event, like a second blow recession (something I don't think we've ever seen before; usually we just hit rock bottom and then start climbing out slowly as we've been doing for the past few years).
Enron wasn't really a crash per se. It was more like a revelation of massive fraud. Certainly anything is possible, but nothing about Apple's numbers are even remotely suspicious. It would be like finding out that for the past few years Washington DC has just been a crater and nobody had bothered to check and tell the rest of the world.
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>>47546899
On their autistic chinkpad from 2001
>>47546798
Apple employs a fractional amount of workers in Silicon Valley. Those that would get laid off would certainly find work at Tesla, Facebook, Twitter, etc... to say nothing of those that might go to Microsoft, Amazon, and elsewhere outside of the bay area.
It'd be bad if the company just shuttered overnight, but I don't think it would destroy the economy.
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>>47545911
The only time I find myself using a flash drive is when I'm booting up a live CD.
Since I get free unlimited google drive space from my university, I use google docs to write essays, and my university has wifi everywhere I don't really need flash drives that much anymore. It's amazing how popular cloud storage is now from just a few years ago.
