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Poll: Approximately how much would you guess have you spent on software as a fraction of what you’ve spent on computing hardware over your life (personally, not through work)? Including apps, SaaS subscriptions, desktop software. Count phones/tablets/computers.
  • Less than 1/2x
    64.6%
  • 1/2x to 1x
    12.7%
  • 1x - 2x
    9.2%
  • > 2x
    13.5%
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as a function of having all my receipts ever, I can actually say: I've spent 78.6x more on hardware than software over the past ~decade
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🤔— depends on some definitions, like how much of the price of apple hardware includes the bundled software. (Assuming things I paid for in attention, Ie ads, is off the table)