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by gxs 841 days ago
This is far from a "genuine" question.

It's easy to deduce that it's a big deal for macbook air users because it wasn't possible before.

It's easy to deduce both from the article and from other comments here, which presumably you read if you're going through the trouble of responding to someone else's comment.

I typically despise this type of question, where you're obviously trying to make a point but playing dumb and playing it off as if you have no clue what you're talking about.

This type of question is used all over the place and super obnoxious.

I'm not American, genuine question, why is it a big deal that you're getting free healthcare? I've had free healthcare my whole life, shrug.

As a European, genuine question. Why is it a big deal that Biden wants to forgive student loan? I've gotten free education my whole life, shrug.

As an apple user, why is it a big deal that Dell is extending it's warranty to 2 years? My apple device gets updates 4 years later, shrug.

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How is Dell warranty comparable to iOS/MacOS updates? Maybe at least compare that to something related to operating system, like Windows 10/Ubuntu LTS support lifecycle, or Android major version updates, which are usually much longer than the 1 or 2 year warranty that comes with the device? That's too much a rant that is completely meaningless and way too cynical.
It seems like their question struck a nerve. Did you really feel it necessary to bring up hot political issues to explain why it's interesting that the new apple laptops can drive two external displays?

Just for clarity, it's so far from novel in the world of windows laptops that it's genuinely confusing why that would be an advertised feature.

No, not every stern response you see online means it “struck a nerve”.

I must have struck a nerve with you after my objection to the format of the question.

My only mistake here was not saying those were oversimplified made up examples, thought it was obvious but apparently not.