[Esophagus4]

You make a great point - I am still a Mac user because their ecosystem is thoughtful and cohesive and their computers have lasted forever.

I guess I just wish they weren’t so… pushy. As a consumer, I get nudged by all kinds of companies every day, so I get a little… overstimulated (?) by it all, and sometimes just want to use it the way that I want to use the device.

I’m also the guy that has turned off notifications for almost every phone app, because it feels invasive of my brain space… I want to decide when I will use an app and when I won’t.

[Nemi]

Is it possible that the reason you can enjoy all the good things that a Mac brings is because of, not despite, the fact that they are "pushy" on those things? Without the income from the pushy stuff, they would have to cut corners on the other stuff. Be careful what you wish for, I think the saying goes…

[Esophagus4]

That could very well be… I can’t argue with that.

A company with plenty of income can invest in all sorts of nice things.

Guess it’s same way I scoff at the Porsche SUVs, but they fund R&D for the 911.