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That's...not how inflating numbers works?
I mean, that goes for most people...
Every company I've ever worked for does all "work" in the browser. Because all the data is stored and managed in the cloud and you don't need each client to have a powerful PC, just the one powerful server.
That goes for consumers, too. Most people out here spending $2k on Apple Facebook machines. Very few people actually need any amount of power in their personal computer. Especially as cloud computing becomes more and more popular.
Isn't Kali a pentesting distro? Strange choice.
Indeed. I know someone who bought the latest mac laptop. Very expensive, as they are. And all it's used for is browsing the internet.
And when I say that's all it's used for I mean it.
Truth be told, that battery life is sweeeeet. I hope by the time I need a personal laptop arm is more popular or Linux on M chips is fully matured.
I blew in Debian on my Microsoft Surface Pro4. It runs so much better and battery lasts longer too. It's the shitty 4GB ram version so it was freezing a lot on Windows. Way less on Debian