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0 pointsjshaqaw5y ago0 comments

Since Apple effectively stopped innovating OSX a decade ago (unless you really need each new iteration of emojis) just get a Windows machine if Windows software is essential to your workflow. I have used macs a long time but got a supplemental Windows machine for my office to not bother with fiddly virtualization issues. Windows has largely caught up with OSX as OSX has stagnated or outright decayed.

It makes me sad to say that given the Apple fanboy I once was but reality is reality.

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mikhailt5y ago

I already have Windows PCs (SP4 + Desktop)and while W10 has come a long way, it's not as stable as macOS. Catalina is just as bad as Vista IMO.

However, macOS is still better IMO because I still have a lot of issues on Windows; all stemming from MS shipping bad updates. Two months ago, a Windows update broke my bluetooth completely and I had to wait a month for another Windows update/driver to fix it. Last year, a bad update forced me to reinstall Windows because it was freezing all the time and I couldn't restore a system point either.

As for macOS, I never had to do a reinstall (except one time that was entirely my fault) in more than a decade. W7/W10, I had to do it 5 or so times in last few years. Catalina however lost my respect for macOS, that was the worst update of all time.

DeathArrow5y ago

I have 4 machines running Windows 10 from its release and never had to reinstall the OS. Everything is stable and I hardly reboot.

Most development tools have Windows versions: Node, NPM, Git, Docker. If I'd encounter one which doesn't run ob Windows, there's WSL.

I pretty much disliked Windows XP, Vista and preferred Linux, but since Windows 7,the OS got a lot better from my point of view.

I have the largest possible software library and the added possibility to run *NIX tools when needed.

I don't need to fiddle with Linux desktop or pay 3x the price for Apple branded hardawe which you can't even maintain or extend yourself. I can use cheap chargers, perriferals and I can connect almost any device to my desktops or laptops.

mikhailt5y ago

Agreed, VSCode is my favorite text editor, WSL2 looks to be awesome (I'm waiting for VMware to use it since VMware is required for my job), Github, WinUI looks awesome, etc.

Windows is slowly becoming a very developer friendly platform. Will it work out for Microsoft? Who knows.

I'm more excited for Microsoft than Apple at this point but I am looking forward to seeing iPadOS/macOS later this year.

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mikhailt5y ago

I already have Windows PCs (SP4 + Desktop)and while W10 has come a long way, it's not as stable as macOS. Catalina is just as bad as Vista IMO.

DeathArrow5y ago

I have 4 machines running Windows 10 from its release and never had to reinstall the OS. Everything is stable and I hardly reboot.

Most development tools have Windows versions: Node, NPM, Git, Docker. If I'd encounter one which doesn't run ob Windows, there's WSL.

I pretty much disliked Windows XP, Vista and preferred Linux, but since Windows 7,the OS got a lot better from my point of view.

I have the largest possible software library and the added possibility to run *NIX tools when needed.

mikhailt5y ago

Agreed, VSCode is my favorite text editor, WSL2 looks to be awesome (I'm waiting for VMware to use it since VMware is required for my job), Github, WinUI looks awesome, etc.

Windows is slowly becoming a very developer friendly platform. Will it work out for Microsoft? Who knows.

I'm more excited for Microsoft than Apple at this point but I am looking forward to seeing iPadOS/macOS later this year.

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