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> macOS only runs on very expensive hardware and doesn't run most programs people need (because the business world is still Windows oriented) What programs won

by mnholt 5y ago

> macOS only runs on very expensive hardware and doesn't run most programs people need (because the business world is still Windows oriented) What programs won't run on macOS that "normal people" are going to need? In my experience most "normal people" use a web browser, the Office suite, and maybe some Adobe programs.

nicoburns 5y ago
Accounting software perhaps?
- minimaul 5y ago
  At least in the UK, this is getting ever more cloud oriented. A lot of especially small-business accounting software is online.
dvngnt_ 5y ago
games and all gaming related software
- ehutch79 5y ago
  No one at my company needs games or gaming related software to do work. I imagine that's true for most companies.
  - 1_player 5y ago
    Some people use the computer for leisure as well. And some of these even enjoy computer video games. Crazy, I know.
    - ehutch79 5y ago
      Yeah, but it was explicitly brought up that macs don't have a good gaming story right now. Also, a lot of the focus was on office apps specifically.
- themadturk 5y ago
  Many "normal" people aren't gamers. My mom and my father in law used PCs frequently at home, never played games. My wife doesn't play on her Mac (but she does on her iPad). I am also not a gamer, and I've been heavy microcomputer user (hobbyist and professionally) since 1984 and haven't played many games since my Commodore 64 days. (I know, I'm talking about "old" people. We're still normal.)