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by rfvrgvegbegn 2036 days ago
> I would say Linux people should use Linux and Apple people should use Apple. No problem either way.

You make it sounds like it's a simple as "take vanilla ice cream if you like vanilla and take chocolate if you like chocolate".

It's not, if you read the comments, you realize there's much more to the debate, it's about ethics, the future of computing, our societies, monopolies, privacy, independence, freedom, and much more.

From food to clothes to electronics, there is an ethical choice behind what you buy and we shouldn't reduce it to "pick your favorite color" without considering the monsters we are feeding by buying this or that product.