I came to MacOS back in 2003 (PowerBook times) because - it was Unix (I'm a vi/command line guy) and you could run all the backend software (Apache, Oracle, We

I came to MacOS back in 2003 (PowerBook times) because - it was Unix (I'm a vi/command line guy) and you could run all the backend software (Apache, Oracle, WebLogic/JBoss and other Java stuff such as Ecplise) - yet you also could use commercial desktop apps (Adobe, MS Office, other graphics apps, the occasional game) - great out of the box experience with optimal hardware support and no time consuming tinkering required; practical innovations like Expose, Spotlight, later also TimeMachine Basically "Linux with QA and taste". And because using MacOS put a smile on your face. Now Mac OS and Apple's latest computers only serve to demonstrate a lack of vision for the platform. Apple seems focused to integrate/unify iOS and MacOS, which might make sense in a beancounter way of thinking (eg. seeing MacOS as a cost center), but sends out the message that Apple is willing to loose "Pro" users as collateral damage. I certainly hate to loose the ability to buy Apple equipment for my work, but without Apple taking really bold measures, Apple is a lost cause in the Pro market as it stands. Price itself isn't so much an issue as is the feeling that you're being ripped off for rigs that lack any "pro" features, yet are as expensive or even more expensive than the "pro" stuff Apple used to make.