Re: Wow
"Actually, though, there's a bit of shrewdness there as well. When someone retires a laptop in favour of a new one, it is usually available to a knowledgeable relative or friend who can revitalise it with Linux. Taking out that option must help at least a little bit."
Indeed - and the higher price for Apple gear is also a shrewd move: It's not because they value Apple gear higher (although I realise Kelly probably said that with tongue firmly in cheek), it's because they're offering a little more to try and get Apple-types to jump ship.
"And of course, most traded-in laptops will have their hard drives intact - free data for slurping, no dodgy telemetry updates required."
I was going to say that! :)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
