Give KDE Plasma a shot! It's pretty good looking, works with a range of Linux's and there's even their own distro Neon now. I use it with Arch and it's a great combo!
Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
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Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#32Yuck... Why not try arch linux? Much better... imho. Antergos is a good user friendly distro that I highly recommend. Why is it always windows vs apple..when linux -- esp for tech savvy folks/developers is so much better?
Because none of the Linux distros look as good as what Apple (or even Microsoft) has to offer. ElementaryOS is heading in the right direction, but I cannot shake off the feeling that it's still using design languages relevant to 2010, not 2017.
Why is all about gui/looks?
Learn to live in the terminal, and all will be well... I say that and I still haven't completely grokked VIM, but I CAN exit!
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#33Give KDE Plasma a shot! It's pretty good looking, works with a range of Linux's and there's even their own distro Neon now. I use it with Arch and it's a great combo!
I found plasma a bit buggy on Kubuntu, but everything runs better on Arch, so maybe I should give it another go... I generally run gnome+i3 on Antergos distro.
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#34The Mac platform is comatose and we all know it. The author is dead right with his points. I switched to Mac about 10 years ago and was blown away by how amazing it was. A year ago I got a Windows machine at work. At first I was horrified by the idea but Windows has come so far in the last few years. It’s a perfectly fine platform now and has largely caught up.
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because none of the Linux distros look as good as what Apple (or even Microsoft) has to offer. ElementaryOS is heading in the right direction, but I cannot shake off the feeling that it's still using design languages relevant to 2010, not 2017.
Why is all about gui/looks? Learn to live in the terminal, and all will be well... I say that and I still haven't completely grokked VIM, but I CAN exit!
I care about not having a burning urge to stab my eyes every 5 seconds :)
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#36What is there left to do on the desktop? Where recent Apple machines shine is fitting into a really good ecosystem. I can receive a text on my Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Watch. I can pull out my Mac and it instantly connects to the LTE on my iPad. It’s seamless and it works with no configuration. Windows is still not there yet.
I can receive a send/text on my android phone, my android tablet, or my linux (ubuntu) desktop. Similar for calls or video calls. I can tether a linux laptop to my android phone (google Fi Pixel XL) easily, just set a password and then toggle it on/off as needed.
This stuff is easy, I'd be surprised if Windows can't do the same.
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#37Yuck... Why not try arch linux? Much better... imho. Antergos is a good user friendly distro that I highly recommend. Why is it always windows vs apple..when linux -- esp for tech savvy folks/developers is so much better?
Because none of the Linux distros look as good as what Apple (or even Microsoft) has to offer. ElementaryOS is heading in the right direction, but I cannot shake off the feeling that it's still using design languages relevant to 2010, not 2017.
Pop!_OS from System76 looks even better than elementaryOS.
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#38What is there left to do on the desktop? Where recent Apple machines shine is fitting into a really good ecosystem. I can receive a text on my Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Watch. I can pull out my Mac and it instantly connects to the LTE on my iPad. It’s seamless and it works with no configuration. Windows is still not there yet.
I can receive a send/text on my android phone, my android tablet, or my linux (ubuntu) desktop. Similar for calls or video calls. I can tether a linux laptop to my android phone (google Fi Pixel XL) easily, just set a password and then toggle it on/off as needed. This stuff is easy, I'd be surprised if Windows can't do the same.
It’s only just starting to. HP is trying to make up for it with PhoneWise. Some phone companies make SMS apps in the MS Store.
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#39(opinionated) why i stay with apple (so far), all my macbooks lasted 4-6+ years so far - with pretty much 0% performance loss, UNIX(!!), and stuff just works. also i don't want to deal with anti-virus software, an ugly command line interface, and terrible UI design in general. got my macbook screen + motherboard replaced for free, i didn't bring a receipt, 2.5yrs after i got it. done in 4 days. that's pretty awesome…
Apple is still pretty awesome, let’s see if they respond to the criticism.
Re: Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
#40Microsoft has also given up, it seems. They recently removed MS Paint, and suggested that Paint3D would be its replacement. Paint3D can not be removed (it will reinstall itself), and inserts a firewall rule(!) presumably to help call home. Even the "Enterprise" editions of Windows 10 don't respect settings correctly, and happily engage in high-risk always-on data collection at the expense of whoever owns the internet…
Seriously. Win7 had a lot of the 'simple stuff just works' without the home-phoning, but how long d'you think a Windows 7 machine will be able to stay connected to the internet?
It'll receive security patches until January 14, 2020.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/13853/windows-lifec...