bobolicious

For those that haven't already considered it, Zuboff's lengthy book on Surveillance Capitalism and the derivative data markets may be worth consideration: www.thelavinagency.com/speakers/shoshana-zuboff

Morozov considers Apple specifically in context:
"Steve Jobs promised us computers as “bicycles for the mind”; what we got instead are assembly lines for the spirit."
"Should we give Apple a pass just because its “advocacy” involves an overpriced device which, while offering a modicum of privacy, also leads to its inevitable commodification?" (XIV)  thebaffler.com/latest/capitalisms-new-clothes-morozov

DuhSesame said:

bobolicious said:

...this from the CEO at the helm of moving so much 'onboard' including T2 storage controllers...?  Really...?
I understood shareholder activism pushed Apple to this shift...?
How much of this is simply the latest 'spin'...?

If your on-board solution can provide something better, by all means do it.

For consideration: bartechtv.com/m1-mac-ssd-wear-probably-a-far-bigger-problem-than-it-appears/

...an article for consideration for those who acquiesce to onboard ram and storage...

bartechtv.com/m1-mac-ssd-wear-probably-a-far-bigger-problem-than-it-appears/

"It’s been a couple of months now since reports began to appear of M1 Mac users experiencing excessive SSD usage. In the worst cases, users had already reached 10% of the rated endurance capacity of their drive within 2 months"

"I could expect my M1 MacBook to pass that (EOL) threshold after exactly 1 year at current usage"

...this from the CEO at the helm of moving so much 'onboard' including T2 storage controllers...?  Really...?
I understood shareholder activism pushed Apple to this shift...?  How much of this is simply the latest 'spin'...?

I've upgraded (and downgraded for repurposing) every mac I've ever owned...

...perhaps the web too may again be 'for the rest of us': www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/01/06/what-is-web-3-0/

.... I was never even remotely : ) tempted...

To me this was part of a post Jobs shift to make hardware an unrepairable consumable, ironically at a time when sustainability would seem a critical priority...

I still enjoy a pair of Sennheiser dual driver over ear 'cans' with audiophile metrics from the mid 80's and was happy to buy essential consumables such as ear pads and wires until they were discontinued after 35 (vs 5) years, stocking up for the last studio headphones I may ever need...

My mobile 'buds' are Westone musician grade UM series again wired and still going strong save the essential consumables of physical contact and connection...

From what I have read Jobs was an erudite audiophile and that zeitgeist was core to the success of the iPod, including the DAC of the iPod 4 which was legendary vs the ear fatiguing shredding of music in other less than lossless formats.

Cool ?  Is that merit ? Perhaps for many...