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> "OMG! you really like your Apple stores don't you?" Well, with a 24/365 store I sleep easier at night knowing that if I need another unit or in person assistance when on a tight deadline I can get one. :-) Also, Apple products, Macs, iPhones, iPads, are the tools of choice for the creative industries (media, photo, fashion, software development, much engineering, ....) and so number of stores and a 24/365 store is…
Sounds like you like NYC a lot because it does many things the way they do it in NYC, way more than any other place that is NYC. Which is a bit circular if you're trying to convince anyone else, but as a personal opinion that works fine (I'm serious, you like this sort of thing, good for you. Not so good for the homeless, which you just rather blatantly ignored--ouch--but hey there's probably worse places in the worl…
Of course, if Microsoft keeps improving the Linux WSL (newest Win10 Creators update adds a lot -- still more to go) it will be a very viable competitor.
Europe is very beautiful, but all of the energy is in the US. This morning I met a couple of Danish women visiting NYC and they love the energy of NYC and the idea of working in a startup / Silicon Valley type environment.
For certain, NYC is not for everyone, but for many, myself included (and those Danish women) NYC just feels so energetic and interesting.
As for deadlines it is the nature of much work...some failures happen at night or holidays when stores are generally closed.