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They're doing a hell of a lot more cool things than Apple, these days. Windows is moving. macOS is terrible. (Says the guy who's been a Mac user for >15 years

by akulbe 8y ago

They're doing a hell of a lot more cool things than Apple, these days. Windows is moving. macOS is terrible. (Says the guy who's been a Mac user for >15 years and bought every new product Apple has come out with.) Apple is doing this to themselves. As a dev platform, their appeal is waning. (Stop making shit laptops, and make your macOS stable again. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) Microsoft, under Nadella, is making the right moves, listening to their userbase. It was enough to get me to switch back.

agitator 8y ago
I agree that they are moving, but they seem to be innovating without focusing on the user. It's like a bunch of enginerds working on cool projects that they are coming up with. Yeah they might be cool, but will people buy/use them? Maybe it's still too early to tell, and all of these moonshot concepts will result in useable devices, but so far I feel like the device ecosystem and interoperability of devices just isn't at all at the level of apple or even google for that matter.
- akulbe 8y ago
  Ummm... YES. Lots of folks who have been unsatisfied with the current Mac lineup, and High Sierra, have switched. I did. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If you need a UNIX-y workflow the Windows Subsystem for Linux makes all the difference.
  - Something1234 8y ago
    That subsystem is too slow. It just feels kludgy. I want my things in my home directory, I don't want 2 or more locations to have files. That is why I will always run Linux.
  - tonyedgecombe 8y ago
    Yet out in the real world Mac sales are continuing to grow while the rest of the industry is in decline.
sghiassy 8y ago
As a life long Max fan boy who grew up on Apple IIs and Mac SE 30s - I agree
bernardino 8y ago
Doesn't Windows have ads embedded w/in their OS?
- michaeldwan 8y ago
  I’ve been using professional since release and haven’t seen an ad yet.
- amf12 8y ago
  I haven't seen any ad. But that may be because I use the enterprise version. Maybe someone with the Home version can clarify?
- akulbe 8y ago
  I don't know if they're there or not. I haven't run into any ads yet.
ConceptJunkie 8y ago
Are you telling me they brought back Windows 7? 'Cause that's what people want.
taf2 8y ago
Are you sure your not a sponsored by Microsoft ad?
OnlyRepliesToBS 8y ago
I agree. - PR Bot 1834
kazinator 8y ago
The last thing anyone wants is for Windows to be "moving".

by akulbe 8y ago

agitator 8y ago

I agree that they are moving, but they seem to be innovating without focusing on the user. It's like a bunch of enginerds working on cool projects that they are coming up with. Yeah they might be cool, but will people buy/use them? Maybe it's still too early to tell, and all of these moonshot concepts will result in useable devices, but so far I feel like the device ecosystem and interoperability of devices just isn't at all at the level of apple or even google for that matter.

akulbe 8y ago
Ummm... YES. Lots of folks who have been unsatisfied with the current Mac lineup, and High Sierra, have switched. I did. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If you need a UNIX-y workflow the Windows Subsystem for Linux makes all the difference.
- Something1234 8y ago
  That subsystem is too slow. It just feels kludgy. I want my things in my home directory, I don't want 2 or more locations to have files. That is why I will always run Linux.
- tonyedgecombe 8y ago
  Yet out in the real world Mac sales are continuing to grow while the rest of the industry is in decline.

sghiassy 8y ago

As a life long Max fan boy who grew up on Apple IIs and Mac SE 30s - I agree

bernardino 8y ago

Doesn't Windows have ads embedded w/in their OS?

michaeldwan 8y ago
I’ve been using professional since release and haven’t seen an ad yet.
amf12 8y ago
I haven't seen any ad. But that may be because I use the enterprise version. Maybe someone with the Home version can clarify?
akulbe 8y ago
I don't know if they're there or not. I haven't run into any ads yet.

ConceptJunkie 8y ago

Are you telling me they brought back Windows 7? 'Cause that's what people want.

taf2 8y ago

Are you sure your not a sponsored by Microsoft ad?

OnlyRepliesToBS 8y ago

I agree. - PR Bot 1834

kazinator 8y ago

The last thing anyone wants is for Windows to be "moving".