Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever

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Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever::Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

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Then stop buying it.
- I have the feeling that a big chunk of apple consumers (I know there are many professionals and developers that love apple) don't even know what RAM is used for and will just buy it because it's the "cheapest version of the newest thing" without much critical consideration
- Wish I could. I hate working on Macs, but it seems like half of my mission-critical programs at work are Mac exclusive for some reason. Apple really pushed the “we’re built for art and artists” thing, so there are a lot of programs in the fine arts world that are Mac exclusive. Digital art, music, live entertainment, etc are all wholly dependent on Macs, purely because the programs needed to make those things are Mac exclusive.
  
  Wait what? I've been using windows exclusively for art and music. Not specifically for live music and nothing stops me from that. What are these exclusive Mac apps that can't be replaced with something else?
  
  They've put a lot of work into locking people into an ecosystem. To pick one example, if you've got a Logic project you want someone to be able to edit, even if you manage to migrate it with all of the required stuff, they're still going to need a Mac to open it.
  
  Look up what a "hackintosh" is. You're welcome.
  
  Could you name a couple? I'm not aware of any industry standard applications that are exclusive to macos. Or is this some custom designed stuff?

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