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Agreed. ChromeOS and Chromebook have taken some of their business and they want that back. I was one of those kids who started with a Macintosh in the 90s and it has formed a probably lifelong customer like Steve Jobs wanted.

For Apple it’s
> Mercedes-Benz / BMW tier Hardware
When it shits the bed it aims everywhere. Especially the laptops!
> Honda / Toyota tier OS/Apps
Think of their interiors in particular. Honda/Toyota interiors are really well thought out, much like how a lot of macOS software is written to optimize convenience.

Most people on /g/ grew up with Windows though. This means they only ever had access to used and abused domestic cars like these certified hood classics:
> Chevy Cavalier / Acer Aspire (pictured running an inline-4 underpowered sad af AMD processor)
> Dodge Neon / Gateway
> Ford Taurus / Dell Inspiron
> Mercury Villager GS / Quantex Microsystems
> Oldsmobile / Compaq Presario

/g/ might as well be those people in Cuba still driving 50s era American cars.