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Or the other manufacturer of high quality aluminium dev-spec laptops, who sent their CEO to the White House to give Trump a golden plaque.
I'm not familiar with all the situation at that side of the pond... HP?
Apple
Ah, OK, thanks. Now I remember I've seen some ridiculous photo of Orange man with golden plaque. Thought it was a joke/meme/AI slop, turns out it's real, lol.
Apple
As others have commented, Apple ... but also when was the last time HP was a manufacturer of quality anything? 😭
Was there a first time?
Once upon a time, HP and quality were synonymous.
https://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?class=3&cat=32
(Edit: Though apparently the 3000 had some issues early on. Which were notable because reliability and quality issues were so non-HP).
It was ... quite a while ago though. By the time I came to use HP gear in the late 90s and on, they still had a reputation for quality, though it was increasingly less deserved.
I swear by HP test equipment.