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So if we were shut out of Apple's Garden of Eden, it was going to be dead. There wasn't going to be a business. There was going to be 15% left, and you just can't build a competitive business in there. So that's where the whole antitrust thing comes in. But it was also, for me, just a wake-up call. Okay, the pot has been boiling for several years.

So if we were shut out of Apple's Garden of Eden, it was going to be dead. There wasn't going to be a business. There was going to be 15% left, and you just can't build a competitive business in there. So that's where the whole antitrust thing comes in. But it was also, for me, just a wake-up call. Okay, the pot has been boiling for several years.

I had already, well before we even introduced Hey.com, I testified in front of a congressional field hearing in Colorado where they were looking into all these antitrust matters and going like, hey, here's my perspective on this. Things are not going in a good direction. Developers are getting squeezed in all sorts of different directions.

I had already, well before we even introduced Hey.com, I testified in front of a congressional field hearing in Colorado where they were looking into all these antitrust matters and going like, hey, here's my perspective on this. Things are not going in a good direction. Developers are getting squeezed in all sorts of different directions.

The guidelines of an app store is dictating the kind of businesses that can exist in the world because of this economic activity issue. That's not a good place to be. In fact, we should look at the internet as a far better alternative model for both application distribution but for business formation, for independence, for freedom, all these things. And then I got my own kind of fight with Apple.

The guidelines of an app store is dictating the kind of businesses that can exist in the world because of this economic activity issue. That's not a good place to be. In fact, we should look at the internet as a far better alternative model for both application distribution but for business formation, for independence, for freedom, all these things. And then I got my own kind of fight with Apple.

And you know what? Even that wasn't enough. I fucking still bought three iPhones after that. And like three or four more MacBooks. So, I mean, I think that goes to tell you, A, how sticky platform choice really is. And B, that Apple does make good stuff. Oh, their hardware is so incredible. Their hardware is really good. I have found since that...

And you know what? Even that wasn't enough. I fucking still bought three iPhones after that. And like three or four more MacBooks. So, I mean, I think that goes to tell you, A, how sticky platform choice really is. And B, that Apple does make good stuff. Oh, their hardware is so incredible. Their hardware is really good. I have found since that...

Even though that point is true, I was a little myopic. There are actually other people making really good, interesting hardware. They don't make the same. If you want the sort of millimeter, unibody, aluminum case stuff that Apple does so well, Apple does that better than anyone else. But there are different things you can choose to focus on where you can actually end up with something better.

Even though that point is true, I was a little myopic. There are actually other people making really good, interesting hardware. They don't make the same. If you want the sort of millimeter, unibody, aluminum case stuff that Apple does so well, Apple does that better than anyone else. But there are different things you can choose to focus on where you can actually end up with something better.

repairability and and expandability and there are other parts of the hardware experience that can be better what are the laptops i'm blanking on the name i've seen you talk about these they've got like modular are you using a framework currently i am framework is my uh is my laptop it has been my laptop that was actually i mean i know it's a little long-winded here but this is how we get to the story of how i ended up on linux because it was framework's fault

repairability and and expandability and there are other parts of the hardware experience that can be better what are the laptops i'm blanking on the name i've seen you talk about these they've got like modular are you using a framework currently i am framework is my uh is my laptop it has been my laptop that was actually i mean i know it's a little long-winded here but this is how we get to the story of how i ended up on linux because it was framework's fault

And I use that currently. I also have a desktop PC. I mean, the other thing I realized was Apple does their stuff really well. And they also charge proportionally, maybe they would say. But, I mean, I had a specced out MacBook Pro. The last one I bought was an M3 Max something. I think it was $3,500 or $3,700, whatever it was. It was more expensive.

And I use that currently. I also have a desktop PC. I mean, the other thing I realized was Apple does their stuff really well. And they also charge proportionally, maybe they would say. But, I mean, I had a specced out MacBook Pro. The last one I bought was an M3 Max something. I think it was $3,500 or $3,700, whatever it was. It was more expensive.

than the cost of my Dell Precision with the latest, fastest Intel chip, which by the way is quicker than that fucking M3 Max chip kind of work that I do, which is web work and running Ruby and whatever. It's actually quicker than that. And then I also could buy a framework machine and add that on top. Now, I fully understand there are a lot of people who are like, I don't want two computers.

than the cost of my Dell Precision with the latest, fastest Intel chip, which by the way is quicker than that fucking M3 Max chip kind of work that I do, which is web work and running Ruby and whatever. It's actually quicker than that. And then I also could buy a framework machine and add that on top. Now, I fully understand there are a lot of people who are like, I don't want two computers.

I just want a laptop and I want to run everything on it. So there's still advantages there. But it was eye-opening to see what was actually going on because I really have for quite a long time just thought like, do you know what? I'm not in the market for anything not Apple because I'm in the Apple world. I'm running Mac OS. I'm deep in the ecosystem. That's the other way they get you, right?

I just want a laptop and I want to run everything on it. So there's still advantages there. But it was eye-opening to see what was actually going on because I really have for quite a long time just thought like, do you know what? I'm not in the market for anything not Apple because I'm in the Apple world. I'm running Mac OS. I'm deep in the ecosystem. That's the other way they get you, right?

Like the little bangs, little hooks. I was running the photo setup they have. I was going to call it iPhoto. I don't think it's called that anymore. I think it's just called Apple Photos. And the syncing and all the things.

Like the little bangs, little hooks. I was running the photo setup they have. I was going to call it iPhoto. I don't think it's called that anymore. I think it's just called Apple Photos. And the syncing and all the things.