The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
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Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#2I need the state of the art hardware so I can .... open a terminal.
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Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#4> I'll be honest: it wasn't an easy switch at first, but as time went by it's become clear it was the right choice.
Let's stop pretending there's a correct OS. We all have different needs and it depends on what you're optimizing for.
I have a Macbook for work and run Windows 7 on my home desktop with Ubuntu on my home laptop. They all have their benefits and drawbacks.
And Windows 10 has been having plenty of problems of its own with recent vulnerabilities and a bug that could break VPN connections.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#5Loving WSL and the windows of today. Many years ago I switched to Mac (away from MSFT/Linux) to streamline my development of both client and server code. I continued to use MSFT at work (console and game development) while using Mac at home. About a year and a half ago, I switched to Linux and Windows fulltime both at work and at home after my second macbook keyboard failed and continued frustration with the state of graphics drivers on Mac and poorly documented APIs. Another huge issue was that both macbooks I tried (even with the latest updates) failed to support multi-monitors seamlessly (lots of glitching on plug-in and swapping). Needless to say, I feel "in control" of my workstation again and my productivity is up as a result.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#6Everything on the “free updates I’ve gotten” and nearly everything on the “updates coming soon” lists are on MacOS (also free), and most have been for a while.
Not bashing Windows, I’ve had a pleasant history with msft, but when almost everything “new and exciting” listed here is old news for MacOS, it kinda dulls the argument.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#7The first issue I found trying to switch from Apple/Mac to Linux is the lack of a laptop with good touchpad. Second was the battery, 3rd was the lack of a nice mail app. I'm still on MBA 2018 (and a mini)
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#8I need the state of the art hardware so I can .... open a terminal.
Run Slack.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#9I just switched from Mac to Windows and had to move back. I cannot believe how miserable the Windows experience is. I mistakenly thought that since so much is browser-based, it's not a big deal. But literally every single little thing is slightly-to-much worse on Windows. Even stupid things like changing scroll direction, saving the 5 second preference for notifications to disappear, finding a wifi password, arranging windows, remembering window positions after disconnects, saving screen shots, etc, etc, etc.
Not having a Unix shell is of course ludicrous.
Pretty fair article, though.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#10The writer is a journalist. For techies using Mac, there's a bigger question of whether you want to just move from Mac to GNU/Linux.