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		skybrian on Nov 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux on Apple Silicon with Alyssa Rosenzweig [aud... I don't think boycotting Apple because they don't support open source enough is likely to have much effect? Maybe there are other companies you'd prefer to support, but it's still only going to work if lots of other people buy stuff from them, too.

amelius on Nov 2, 2024 [–]

It's not boycotting, just voting with your wallet ...

skybrian on Nov 2, 2024 | [–]

I don't see any difference. This "vote" is a rounding error unless lots of people do it, which is not going to happen without organization. The effect on you matters and the effect on the vendor is ignorable.

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