Post #712058
2026-03-22 15:03 UTC
Replies (6)
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@cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop 2026-03-22 15:08
@j404@mastodon.social @rootwyrm@weird.autos @graydon@canada.masto.host As I've already said: the Neo consists of a cheap screen, a keyboard, a battery … and floor sweepings that would go out in the trash if they didn't use them in the neo. The brains of the neo are iPhone 17 Pro *rejects*. The Neo makes iPhone production more profitable just by existing.
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@celeduc@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 15:07
@j404 @rootwyrm @graydon @cstross the Neo is capitalizing on the final death wheeze of Windows.
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@flippac@types.pl 2026-03-22 15:12
@j404 @rootwyrm @graydon @cstross New customers in a segment that has a disproportionate number of first-time buyers (or intended recipients) too (don't look at me, the first laptop I owned myself was an Eee 701 4G, until then I was desktop only)
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@Cadbury_Moose@wandering.shop 2026-03-22 15:16
@j404 @rootwyrm @graydon @cstross MacBook 5.2 (Jan 2009) 17 years iMac 21.5 inch, mid-2011 15 years. 😁 It's reliable kit. (I have older Macs (IIci onwards, I think) but they're not in use and will need the power supply electrolytic capacitors re-forming (or more likely replacing) before applying power to avoid an explosion.)
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@truh@shark.community 2026-03-22 15:20
@j404 @rootwyrm @graydon @cstross I'm really wondering how far an 8GB RAM laptop is supposed to go. That's cutting it close even for casual users.
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@bassthang@mastodon.au 2026-03-22 21:38
@j404 @rootwyrm @graydon @cstross 10 year old iPhones are pretty useless, because Apple's developer tools strongly encourage app releases that only target newer hardware. Good luck trying to get a music app other than Apple or Spotify working on an IPhone 8