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by scarface_74 1060 days ago
If they are arguing that, don’t you think their anecdotal “proof” is silly?

> I would never buy an Apple laptop and no one I know has one either.

>no one I know with a work laptop is supplied a Mac either.

I don’t know anyone that uses WeChat. Wouldn’t that be a silly argument?
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debugnik 1060 days ago
Not if the anecdote contradicts an equally unsubstantiated generalisation, honestly. If you're going to complain about the quality of the discussion, do it with both sides, not just the argument you side against.
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scarface_74 1060 days ago
Well, it’s really not that hard to search on Google for “percent of laptops running ARM” and find something slightly less silly than “no one I know owns a MacBook nor does anyone I work with”

And the first link is

https://www.patentlyapple.com/2023/02/apple-currently-owns-9...

It would be much more substantial than anecdotal what his friends and coworkers do.

It’s about as bad as the old Slashdot “do people still watch TV? I haven’t own a TV in 10 years”

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debugnik 1060 days ago
But why do you expect people to put any effort to answer someone that didn't put any either? Subpar comments are begging for subpar replies.

If you want to read a non-silly thread, I suggest looking for a non-silly opener, this website has more than average of those.

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