For the majority of working people, I think Linux will always be way out of reach.
I do agree with some of the points you've made, but I have to point out that Microsoft Office is available via the web (Not the best but its something).
I'm looking forward to doing the same thing once I've been a Mac user for a bit longer.
Please explain? MacOS cannot be consistently installed and run on anything except a Mac. I wouldn't want to be reliant on a system with a corporation like Apple, they have no consideration for their end users, they decide everything, the only thing you can do is comply or move to Windows/Linux and have to relearn things again.
For a platform as nice to use as macOS, it seems unlikely that such a state was arrived at by not considering the needs of their users. And where they fall short, like with window snapping or mouse calibration, it only takes a minute to find and install an app to fix the issue. A very large portion of the world's dev community are running on Macs - the quality and quantity of apps is extraordinary.
Ubuntu on my home machine last year. Swapped it for an Android TV because that's all I ever used it for.
But you just argued against third party?
No they don't. A vast majority run on Windows, then Linux, then MacOS.
That's a weird argument, not much paid on my machine, Jetbrains license, rest "just works" or is an open source thing from e.g. MS themselves.
How long is a piece of string? There is no noticeable quality difference for most apps.
The sheer number of Windows users makes that argument mute.
Yes, I was going to mention web devs, then decided against it. Lots of front-end somehow ties in to front-end and looks, so higher propensity for the devs (and the company) to want to look good, so they get a MacBook, same as iPhone, it's a status thing.
Search is integrated into windows, but your more feature parity one would be Power Toys run: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/run or you can use ueli, also open source.
You're joking, right? Cyberduck has been around for a lot longer, and there are other, prettier looking alternatives.
That looks like someone stole soulver tbh, soulver is great. This would be Windows then: https://github.com/bbodi/notecalc3
Again, power toys: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/color-picker
Seems more like you just didn't actually look and stayed with the same flow, it took moving OS to find the new stuff.
To be honest I don't have a problem with MacOS, I have a problem with the people that run the corporations. The entire industry is a problem, manufacturers fighting right to repair, devices limited by minimal updates.
I disagree about the difference in app quality. But you're right that the quantity of users and apps makes sweeping conclusions impossible.
Sure, no denying that. Apple has made more missteps than most. Their recent M1 product launches were a huge departure for Apple in the value they were providing for entry-level products.
I'm guessing you read counterpoint's article on it?
Issue there is that Chrome/FF on MacOS is not the same as on a Windows device, and they don't behave the same for everything, you'll still need to test on a Windows machine, and usually your primary target market is on a Windows device, so that argument is baseless.
Doubtful.
So you don't even know power toys and say it's worse than Alfred? That's very strange.
That's like 99% of projects, and I always look at making sure there's a Github project that's well liked since that usually means that the app ends up being good quality. I think you and I have very different views of open source software.
So cheap is better than free? Strange.
Again, depends on the app, and for most users, that's not applicable.
Apple has never been a value for entry-level products? That's not their target, never has been, they basically want you to spend as much as they can get away with, and part of that is the lack of repairability, to keep getting you to buy a new device. For example the display cable that was too short that at one point would disconnect/break if you open your laptop often enough (usually about 1.5-2y after purchase, so just after warranty ends), or the GPU contact issue where they just stuck a pad on it so it gets pressed down by the case, or the CPU 1V and display 12V rails being right next to each other (this issue has been there since the 2015 Macbook I think, still in current AFAIK, not M1), butterfly switches, etc.
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I think you're lacking in being critical. It's worse than what MS did with browser stuff, and yet they are not even receiving close to as much flak.
Apple Bricks Independently Repaired Phones
In 2016, Apple confirmed that a software update had been quietly killing phones repaired outside of their "authorized" service network. Initially, the software giant defended "Error 53" as a security measure—and put the blame on independent repair shops and shoddy parts. Consumers, DIY hobbyists, and repair pros called out Apple for misrepresenting the facts. Apple apologized, admitted that Error 53 was a software mistake, and issued a software patch that fixed phones "bricked" by the error.
Apple reversed its position because consumers and repair professionals took a stand. It was a clear victory for the right to repair your stuff.
There’s still a lot of work left to do to ensure that independent repair shops have the parts, tools, information, and support they need to fix products. We’re going to continue to fight these battles publicly, in front of the Copyright Office, in front of lawmakers, and wherever else they need to be fought.
Fair enough, that's a pretty shitty thing to do. And again, I don't find the iPhone value proposition compelling enough to buy into yet. The last time I purchased an Apple product before my MacBook Air (and Magic Keyboard 2, Magic Trackpad 2 and Magic Mouse 2) was the 80GB iPod.
