Because I wasn’t wrong. You’ve provided nothing that suggests otherwise.

You keep referring to “the Spotify app”. That is not a web app. That is a native app. If you’re referring to the Spotify web app, you should identify it as such so I don’t have to guess and then you get all worked up about it.

I’m getting to get the laptop that suits my needs, not yours.

I don’t have any needs. I bought 32GB of socketed RAM dirt cheap and slapped it in.

It sounds like you need more RAM, and it sounds like you don’t want to spend the money to buy more RAM. The only way to get that is to buy a laptop with socketed RAM. So do you need it or not? What you said is “RAM is expensive”, which is factually incorrect. The only reason they’re able to jack up RAM prices on laptops is because they solder it to the board, thereby ensuring that you cannot buy inexpensive RAM, and then people like you continue buying them.

My point, exactly.

Spotify is not a browser, it’s an app.

In laptops, getting more RAM almost always means getting a higher-tier laptop in other ways which adds a lot to the price.

That’s only true if you buy soldered RAM. Don’t do that.

You think a dedicated app is going to use less RAM than a browser window?

RAM is only expensive if you’re dumb enough to buy a modern Mac.

PWA is basically just a browser window that looks and functions like an app on your computer. You can launch it from wherever you launch apps. It will open in its’ own window. It’s functionally identical.

I’d recommend giving it a go and see if you like it.

Any reason in particular you need a dedicated client? Can you not just use a PWA?

Shortwave is cool, MusicPod incorporates local music and podcasts into the same app, which is pretty cool. But yes, internet radio is dope.

Thank you for not being dishonest about that.

I was very explicitly not talking about “everyone”. I was talking about the vast majority of people. You know, the other 97% of computer users that elect to use something other than Linux.

Thing is, if you’re bombarded by ads for a specific product, it means that company is spending a fortune on advertising. That is, the money their customers are paying them. I’m other words, the customers of those products are being ripped off.

They’ve been doing that for years. I’ve audited my own “likes” for years and found a bunch of BS. And we roasted one of our friends for years because he “liked” Miller Lite.

If company A has an ad that’s a good target and pays $20 and company B has an ad that’s a bad target but pays $100, which one are they going to show you?

Because I like Linux?

Clearly this is not a brand.

So you think using a piece of software promotes brand loyalty to…a line of clothing? I’m just not seeing the logic there. Buying the clothing is promoting and funding it. Using the software is not

You just did this very thing, demonstrating my point.

I did no such thing. You need to read more carefully. I didn’t tell anyone I use it. Because I don’t use it.

Yeah, it would have been.

And yet here you are again making a fool of yourself. Listen to your heart, brother.

Using something provides social proof

No.

builds brand loyalty

What brand are you referring to? Do you know what this is? It’s not a product, it’s free software.

and by sharing that you use it

That would be promotion if you did that, but it’s not part of using it.

I’ll move on from interacting with you further.

That’s probably smart.

That’s not an opinion. That’s factually incorrect.

Using it is an entirely different thing from recommending, promoting or especially funding it.

I can read just fine. It’s very much a skill issue, in that I don’t know what any of the words mean and when I type them in they don’t work. I am not a “skilled” Linux user, and I don’t want to be. I just want a tool to use to complete the tasks I need done.