* Posts by Pugnacious Possum

3 publicly visible posts • joined 11 Feb 2023

Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB in a PC

Pugnacious Possum

They’re exceptional

I’m a PC guy through and through. Massively powerful desktop at home (work and gaming) and a more modest one in the price as I’m rarely there these days.

For my laptop (which is exclusively used on the move and for meetings / conferences) there’s just no substitute for a MacBook. Battery is nuclear powered, it’s fast and bulletproof. Just need the 8GB M2 MacBook Air.

Brit watchdog slams Microsoft as it clears $69B Activision Blizzard buy

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Embarrassment for the UK

Not only did every other country allow this to go ahead (including Japan where Sony and Nintendo would be most affected), but the CMA’s point about cloud gaming is just laughable.

Once again the UK is a joke on the world stage. The much more significant story is in the FT today saying that Microsoft was considering approaching Nintendo in 2020 and how undervalued Nintendo (along with other Japanese companies) is.

Microsoft switches Edge’s PDF reader to pay-to-play Adobe Acrobat

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Re: Not time to "opt-in" but to bale out

The grownups in the comments section already probably use Edge within their organisation!