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These PR pieces are getting funnier each day. Do people really want to switch from a rock-solid, sandboxed Unix to an inferior OS like Windows? Did people alre

These PR pieces are getting funnier each day. Do people really want to switch from a rock-solid, sandboxed Unix to an inferior OS like Windows? Did people already forget the crazy days of regedit, zero app sandboxing, inconsistent installers, anti-viruses etc? I wish more people jumped ship to Linux instead of the Apple/Windows duopoly, but if wishes were horses...

II2II 10y ago
Windows of today is not the Windows of 10 years ago, and the Apple of today is not the Apple of 10 years ago. Windows has improved considerably over the past decade, while Apple has shifted away from the professional market. It is realistic to believe that at least some people would switch platforms.
- slantyyz 10y ago
  >> It is realistic to believe that at least some people would switch platforms. I know "Post-PC" is the more popular buzzword, but "Post-OS" is probably a good one to use. So much stuff is in the cloud these days that a lot of non-developers and non-creatives can probably use any OS these days without too much pain. I switched to Windows from Mac a couple of years ago, and honestly, I don't miss it much. I did have to write off a pile of Mac software purchases, but I found reasonably priced alternatives that work as well. If I get sick of Windows, I can easily transition to something else. Outside of some platform specific games, I can do just about everything I do now on another OS.
vidarh 10y ago
I detest Windows and much prefer Linux, but I have used OS X at work for years before, and caused it to crash regularly. Your experience will greatly depend on what applications you use and your usage pattern. I'd prefer more people switched to Linux too, but it's by no means certain that their experience would be better.
rado 10y ago
That's why AAPL must become 10x worse before I think of switching. There is no alternative to macOS. I wonder if they realise it.

II2II 10y ago

Windows of today is not the Windows of 10 years ago, and the Apple of today is not the Apple of 10 years ago. Windows has improved considerably over the past decade, while Apple has shifted away from the professional market. It is realistic to believe that at least some people would switch platforms.

slantyyz 10y ago
>> It is realistic to believe that at least some people would switch platforms. I know "Post-PC" is the more popular buzzword, but "Post-OS" is probably a good one to use. So much stuff is in the cloud these days that a lot of non-developers and non-creatives can probably use any OS these days without too much pain. I switched to Windows from Mac a couple of years ago, and honestly, I don't miss it much. I did have to write off a pile of Mac software purchases, but I found reasonably priced alternatives that work as well. If I get sick of Windows, I can easily transition to something else. Outside of some platform specific games, I can do just about everything I do now on another OS.

vidarh 10y ago

I detest Windows and much prefer Linux, but I have used OS X at work for years before, and caused it to crash regularly. Your experience will greatly depend on what applications you use and your usage pattern. I'd prefer more people switched to Linux too, but it's by no means certain that their experience would be better.

rado 10y ago

That's why AAPL must become 10x worse before I think of switching. There is no alternative to macOS. I wonder if they realise it.