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  • Parallels Desktop 17 brings Windows 11 to Mac with enhanced M1 support

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    GeorgeBMac said:
    Peza said:
    It was going so well, till they mentioned it’s a subscription service fee! No way is this worth paying 80 dollars or pounds EVERY year for! They’ve seriously miscalculated their market with that.

    My grandson is returning to school soon and, without Windows, his MacBook would be essentially an expensive paperweight.

    While it's ridiculous that he would have to pay for something that has, historically, been standard (Bootcamp), it would nevertheless be necessary -- IF HE BOUGHT AN M1 MACBOOK.  But that's a very big IF.  He would not only have to pay an exorbitant rental fee but then be dependent on the whims and fortunes of some private company he never heard of?  I've always stressed to him "Don't do stupid stuff."

    Right now, fortunately, his x86 MacBook is running both MacOS and Windows OS very well.  But, if and when it dies, it is unlikely he would buy another MacBook. 
    That would be 'doing stupid stuff'.

    It's great that Parallels is out there.   But it's really just a life preserver for those who made a mistake buying an M1 Mac when they also had a need to run Windows -- say to run a school or work application designed for Windows (which most are).

    There are few who need to run MacOS.   For most it's a "want" not a "need".   But there are millions who need to run Windows  -- at least part of the time.
    Edu apps might run okay under wine environment. It would be pretty sad to surrender the most comfortable OS - macOS, due to some primitive win32 exes.
    dysamoriawatto_cobra

  • 2018 i9 15-inch MacBook Pro review: Three years later, post Apple Silicon

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    Mike Wuerthele said:
    tobian said:
    Well, treating pentalobe screws with torx driver? I can imagine then, where discoloration and other issues are comming from.
    Not all 2018 models have pentalobe from the factory. The releases for about the first two months after model refresh had Torx on the i9, and pentalobe on the i7. 

    I've been doing this a very long time. I know the difference.

    You got me Mike, sorry! My experience is some people had their bottom case screws eroded by trying to get inside :)
    asdasdwatto_cobra

  • Microsoft Windows 11 revealed with dramatic increase in system requirements

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    cpsro said:
    macOS has a dock for 20+ years. 2021, Microsoft announces whiz-bang dock, where nothing stays where you put it.
    June 7, 2021, iPadOS 15 multitasking gets panned. June 24, 2021, Microsoft announces iPadOS 15-like multitasking.
    Apple lowers commissions. Microsoft lowers them further, in all-out effort to coerce more malware to the Mac.
    2020, Apple brings iOS apps to the Mac. 2021, Microsoft brings Android malware to Windows.
    I was looking for some decent summary.. this did it perfectly :D
    magman1979right_said_fredwatto_cobra

  • iPhone hacking tool GrayKey techniques outlined in leaked instructions

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    Once we did something similar for our customer who forgot his passcode, using arduino. We have unlocked the iPhone in around 4 hours, but it was 4 digit only that time.
    watto_cobra

  • What you need to run macOS Monterey

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    So I’m compatible with my old MBA early 2015, when Apples transitioning to different CPU technology? Their support is simply outstanding! Great job Apple, thank you!
    watto_cobra