I only bought a Mac because I like the experience and unix utilities for programming. I still use Windows when I want to game on PC. Presumably this is the case for a lot of developers?
Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows
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Re: Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows
#12Just another run off the mill "I'm not getting another mac" complaint article. 1) Introduce myself by explaining how emotionally attached I was to the first Macs I bought 2) Complain about price 3) Complain about price some more 4) Did I mention price? 5) Windows has caught up to MacOS (which assumes Mac was ever ahead of Windows to begin with) 6) I'm an "x", and I do "y". I can do "y" just as well on Windows 7) Sinc…
Yep, complaining about Apple is so trendy these days.
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#13There are many reasons to chose Mac or Windows. I would expect an article about why someone switched to be more nuanced than price. I mean price is a valid reason too, but not very insightful.
I agree, price is very subjective. When your machine is your main work tool and you are paid reasonably well the cost of it becomes pretty much insignificant. What is important is how well it suits your needs.
I had some stability problems with my laptop and I just bought new one and gave the old one away to family because the financial loss it was causing me was on the order of the price of new one.
I would prefer to listen to what kind of problems the author had that would prompt him to switch to Windows and how it affected his life/work positively instead of just complaining that the price is too high.
Re: Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows
#14Just another run off the mill "I'm not getting another mac" complaint article. 1) Introduce myself by explaining how emotionally attached I was to the first Macs I bought 2) Complain about price 3) Complain about price some more 4) Did I mention price? 5) Windows has caught up to MacOS (which assumes Mac was ever ahead of Windows to begin with) 6) I'm an "x", and I do "y". I can do "y" just as well on Windows 7) Sinc…
It would be nice if these articles were written after a long time OSX user had actually used Windows 10 for a month or two.
Re: Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows
#15People have written this article for 25 years. I think it’s surprising they keep doing it.
If Apple had not had successes like iPod and iPhone, there wasn't much left to write about.
Re: Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows
#16I've done it since this summer, going from a 2012 rMBP to a near-maxed out Thinkpad 480s (1 TB SSD, 24GB RAM for USD 2300? hell yeah..).
Let me tell you though that as a mac user going to windows 10 you give up much more than a bit of polish - it's really cutting into your productivity. Just one tiny (but anger inducing) example: You can have either Windows Defender or a hangup-free Windows Explorer, but not both (and I'm talking hangups that sometimes can leave you waiting for minutes until you see your files).
To sum it all up, Windows is (a) way way less responsive to UI inputs and (b) way way less consistent how to get things done, but you can certainly get things done. (a) means a constant but small tax on productivity, (b) means that you waste a lot of time initially until you've figured out all the edge cases.
Whether or not this all justifies the Apple tax, everyone (or their organisation) has to decide, but let me just give this warning as a power user / software dev who did the transition.
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#17The price, to save you a click
Re: Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows
#18Louis Rossmann, a well known advocate for right-to-repair and a repair shop owner has a lot to say about Apple's build quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUaJ8pDlxi8
His videos are a great rabbit hole to go down, if you are interested in laptop repair methods. He knows his stuff.
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#19Serious question- is this a famous photographer or otherwise celebrity? I have no idea. I fully support anyone using the computer that works best for them. I even concede that Apple is not making their best stuff right now. I don’t understand why people write these types of essays. Are they trying to convince others to make the same decision? Are they looking for validation? I can see how this comes across as snark but I really don’t understand the motivation.
Re: Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows
#20I've been on a linux desktop for several years now. I use a VM for any windows dev I have to do. I should have made the switch sooner. Consider that instead of windows.
I switched from Windows to Linux after a certain update was happy to lock me out of my account.
Only thing I miss really is the battery life.