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You missed MY point. If you rely on ANY software which is only available on Windows—whether it's published by Microsoft or say BandLab—you are locked into Windo

You missed MY point. If you rely on ANY software which is only available on Windows—whether it's published by Microsoft or say BandLab—you are locked into Windows just as surely as Apple software locks you to MacOS. Your rationale is valid for avoiding Logic Pro, but not MacOS. I agree about open source, of course.

jay_kyburz 6y ago
Yes, I was agreeing with you, Windows only software _is_ off the table for me. Especially if a "nearly as good" open source alternative that doesn't lock me in to an OS is available. Because one day, for other reasons, I might be "forced" to switch back to Mac and I will want to take my tools with me.
- sjwright 6y ago
  I was responding to you saying: > And that is why I will never go back to Mac. It seems like you've changed your perspective.
  - jay_kyburz 6y ago
    I will never "voluntarily" go back to mac because I think Apple does actively try and lock people into the ecosystem. Update To clarify: because I don't want to pay a premium for a computer where I am running tools that work well or better on other machines. Makes sense to me, but.. I don't know, maybe its not logical. I ran Macs as my primary machine for 10 years. Now I have a different perspective and don't want to go back.
    - sjwright 6y ago
      The premium cost part is interesting. When my labour might be worth something in excess of $100k per year to the right corporation, for me to spend an extra $300 per year* on whatever I consider to be higher quality or even just preferred tools is for me the height of triviality. * Remember that most people only replace their workstations every 3-4 years. So I'm assuming that the Mac could have an "Apple Tax" of over $1,000. Of course most of their machines are a lot more competitively priced than that.
      - jay_kyburz 6y ago
        Ahh see, for me the tools are _not_ preferred. (as discussed above I prefer to invest time learning portable tools) and I don't consider the quality to be better, so its just burning $300. I'd rather give it to my kids as pocket money. Or give it to a homeless person. Or literately do anything with it other than give it to Apple.

jay_kyburz 6y ago

Yes, I was agreeing with you, Windows only software _is_ off the table for me. Especially if a "nearly as good" open source alternative that doesn't lock me in to an OS is available. Because one day, for other reasons, I might be "forced" to switch back to Mac and I will want to take my tools with me.

sjwright 6y ago
I was responding to you saying: > And that is why I will never go back to Mac. It seems like you've changed your perspective.
- jay_kyburz 6y ago
  I will never "voluntarily" go back to mac because I think Apple does actively try and lock people into the ecosystem. Update To clarify: because I don't want to pay a premium for a computer where I am running tools that work well or better on other machines. Makes sense to me, but.. I don't know, maybe its not logical. I ran Macs as my primary machine for 10 years. Now I have a different perspective and don't want to go back.
  - sjwright 6y ago
    The premium cost part is interesting. When my labour might be worth something in excess of $100k per year to the right corporation, for me to spend an extra $300 per year* on whatever I consider to be higher quality or even just preferred tools is for me the height of triviality. * Remember that most people only replace their workstations every 3-4 years. So I'm assuming that the Mac could have an "Apple Tax" of over $1,000. Of course most of their machines are a lot more competitively priced than that.
    - jay_kyburz 6y ago
      Ahh see, for me the tools are _not_ preferred. (as discussed above I prefer to invest time learning portable tools) and I don't consider the quality to be better, so its just burning $300. I'd rather give it to my kids as pocket money. Or give it to a homeless person. Or literately do anything with it other than give it to Apple.