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Author is willing to use Windows, but no mention of macOS. This article reads like someone trying to convince you that vegan chicken tenders taste like regular

Author is willing to use Windows, but no mention of macOS. This article reads like someone trying to convince you that vegan chicken tenders taste like regular chicken tenders.

chrsig 5y ago
Why would they have mentioned macOS?
- moksly 5y ago
  Probably because it’s where a lot of us ended up when we got old and stopped wanting to fiddle with settings. I’m sure Linux will one day catch up to where Mac products are and simply work out of the box without hassle, and maybe they are already there. But I switched from Linux to osX after 10-15 years because I got tired of having to ever really deal with the OS.
  - Brian_K_White 5y ago
    But macos is not just an os you can select like any other software, or like selecting between windows, linux, bsd. It's disingenuous to treat it like one. To use macos (officially), you have to also discard whatever computer you already have, and your choice of new computer is limited to one. It's essentially irrelevant to the original problem statement, almost as much as chromeos.
  - howinteresting 5y ago
    How do you install macOS on a powerful desktop like the ones I've built? How do you make "sed" be GNU sed on macOS without breaking all sorts of scripts? How do you play the latest games like Deathloop on macOS? How do you turn off workspace switching animations on macOS? (Note I said "turn off," so don't suggest Reduce Motion). How do you set different scrolling orientations for mice and trackpads without installing yet another app with its own icon, updater, etc? As another commenter pointed out, using macOS is like living in a hotel. Some people live in hotels already and some others would certainly do so if they could afford it, but it's not the kind of life I want to live.
mdoms 5y ago
Is it really unimaginable to you that someone may not want to pay a premium for Apple products, or wants to avoid Apple ecosystem lock in, or has ethical problems with Apple? Or they already own all the hardware they need and won't bother with an OS that actively fights against running on said hardware? This article has absolutely nothing to do with Apple computers, there's no reason they should have been mentioned.
vorpalhex 5y ago
Some of us like running programs we write and send to friends (Gatekeeper), and being able to use real video cards instead of arm chiplets.
- nebula8804 5y ago
  After trying that arm chiplet, I say burn the bridges, I ain't never going back to x86. I consider that a legacy system at this point. Good if you want an antique around but not for serious day to day usage. I have fallen in love with computing again thanks to that chiplet. Who would have thought a computer could be this good?
  - the_only_law 5y ago
    I’ll join you when there’s a variety of high quality ARM based workstations on the market.
    - Shared404 5y ago
      And that day can't come soon enough.
Brian_K_White 5y ago
Post is about existing already-owned generic pcs with windows. macos is not available for that. linux is. Meanwhile, since you opened the door, your comment "reads like" something itself. ;)
oauea 5y ago
how do i install macos on my laptop and desktop?
6510 5y ago
Its a gamer on windowscentral.com but I guess he could have ranted a bit about gaming on mac(?) I have no experience with either, I really just read only 1 posting about it only just now: https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft2/comments/l5kvb9/sc2_on_macos/gkvdk5c/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft2/comments/l5kvb9/sc2_on_m...

Author is willing to use Windows, but no mention of macOS. This article reads like someone trying to convince you that vegan chicken tenders taste like regular chicken tenders.

chrsig 5y ago

Why would they have mentioned macOS?

moksly 5y ago
Probably because it’s where a lot of us ended up when we got old and stopped wanting to fiddle with settings. I’m sure Linux will one day catch up to where Mac products are and simply work out of the box without hassle, and maybe they are already there. But I switched from Linux to osX after 10-15 years because I got tired of having to ever really deal with the OS.
- Brian_K_White 5y ago
  But macos is not just an os you can select like any other software, or like selecting between windows, linux, bsd. It's disingenuous to treat it like one. To use macos (officially), you have to also discard whatever computer you already have, and your choice of new computer is limited to one. It's essentially irrelevant to the original problem statement, almost as much as chromeos.
- howinteresting 5y ago
  How do you install macOS on a powerful desktop like the ones I've built? How do you make "sed" be GNU sed on macOS without breaking all sorts of scripts? How do you play the latest games like Deathloop on macOS? How do you turn off workspace switching animations on macOS? (Note I said "turn off," so don't suggest Reduce Motion). How do you set different scrolling orientations for mice and trackpads without installing yet another app with its own icon, updater, etc? As another commenter pointed out, using macOS is like living in a hotel. Some people live in hotels already and some others would certainly do so if they could afford it, but it's not the kind of life I want to live.

mdoms 5y ago

Is it really unimaginable to you that someone may not want to pay a premium for Apple products, or wants to avoid Apple ecosystem lock in, or has ethical problems with Apple? Or they already own all the hardware they need and won't bother with an OS that actively fights against running on said hardware? This article has absolutely nothing to do with Apple computers, there's no reason they should have been mentioned.

vorpalhex 5y ago

Some of us like running programs we write and send to friends (Gatekeeper), and being able to use real video cards instead of arm chiplets.

nebula8804 5y ago
After trying that arm chiplet, I say burn the bridges, I ain't never going back to x86. I consider that a legacy system at this point. Good if you want an antique around but not for serious day to day usage. I have fallen in love with computing again thanks to that chiplet. Who would have thought a computer could be this good?
- the_only_law 5y ago
  I’ll join you when there’s a variety of high quality ARM based workstations on the market.
  - Shared404 5y ago
    And that day can't come soon enough.

Brian_K_White 5y ago

Post is about existing already-owned generic pcs with windows. macos is not available for that. linux is. Meanwhile, since you opened the door, your comment "reads like" something itself. ;)

oauea 5y ago

how do i install macos on my laptop and desktop?

6510 5y ago

Its a gamer on windowscentral.com but I guess he could have ranted a bit about gaming on mac(?) I have no experience with either, I really just read only 1 posting about it only just now: https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft2/comments/l5kvb9/sc2_on_macos/gkvdk5c/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft2/comments/l5kvb9/sc2_on_m...