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    Is it an operating system or a loss leader?

    Aug 12, 2021 3 minutes

    @bazzacollins

    What is an operating system? Relax, this isn’t some Will Self-style navel gazing that ends up with me concluding that they’re actually a digital reflection of Marx’s Gattungswesen; that’s Dick Pountain’s job. But release the grip on your phone for one second and consider the real role of Windows or macOS or Android.

    I’ve spent the past few years trying to detach myself from OSes, making myself as platform agnostic as possible. I bought a MacBook Pro

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