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It depends what is important to you. Firstly I am mostly plugged in, so battery life is secondary. Secondly I am a heavy Excel user, and it just isn't as good

It depends what is important to you. Firstly I am mostly plugged in, so battery life is secondary. Secondly I am a heavy Excel user, and it just isn't as good on Apple Thirdly I use PowerBI which isn't available for Apple Lastly I have hybrid Active Directory, and can deploy SSO trivially to my remote Windows users, which I can't on Mac. During Covid I could mail someone a PC and get them signed on to AD resources in minutes. My Windows users are first class citizens, easier to support, and happier with their IT.

ultrasounder 4y ago
THIS! Apple:- fair warning an inside Bollywood joke. Apple:- “Mere paas M1/M2/MAX,A16, Hain “ and looks at MSFT and asks “Tere paas kya Hain”? MSFT:- Shoulder shrugs and says “Mere Paas Excel Hain”. Apple has nothing on Excel. And Numbers languishes Excel by a few generations. Esp after the boatload of updates that Excel APIs got last year. I guess it’s all about priorities and what’s important for that business at that time.
- MBCook 4y ago
  That wasn’t what I was trying to say. I know there is Windows only software. I know there is software that’s better on Windows. I don’t care if people switch to Mac. They should all have the choice of a chip as good (or reasonably close) to the M1. But they don’t. And it doesn’t look like that’s changing. And I find that sad.
  - ultrasounder 4y ago
    Okay! Thanks for the clarification!
MBCook 4y ago
I’m not advocating everyone switch to Mac. I’m sorry if I gave that impression. I’m advocating Windows/Linux users should have the choice of a machine roughly as good. Doesn’t have to 1:1, but clearly there is a lot of space for “better” past what everyone is selling today. And I don’t see that improving much after 2 years and I find it kind of sad. Why should you have to switch OSes and everything to have a fast computer with good battery life that’s quiet and cool? You shouldn’t.
- SahAssar 4y ago
  Are you (MBCook) and sylens the same person? You are replying as if you are.
  - MBCook 4y ago
    Sorry. You’re right. Heh. No we’re not. I thought it was a reply to my comment higher above in the hierarchy. Sorry about that.

ultrasounder 4y ago

THIS! Apple:- fair warning an inside Bollywood joke. Apple:- “Mere paas M1/M2/MAX,A16, Hain “ and looks at MSFT and asks “Tere paas kya Hain”? MSFT:- Shoulder shrugs and says “Mere Paas Excel Hain”. Apple has nothing on Excel. And Numbers languishes Excel by a few generations. Esp after the boatload of updates that Excel APIs got last year. I guess it’s all about priorities and what’s important for that business at that time.

MBCook 4y ago
That wasn’t what I was trying to say. I know there is Windows only software. I know there is software that’s better on Windows. I don’t care if people switch to Mac. They should all have the choice of a chip as good (or reasonably close) to the M1. But they don’t. And it doesn’t look like that’s changing. And I find that sad.
- ultrasounder 4y ago
  Okay! Thanks for the clarification!

MBCook 4y ago

I’m not advocating everyone switch to Mac. I’m sorry if I gave that impression. I’m advocating Windows/Linux users should have the choice of a machine roughly as good. Doesn’t have to 1:1, but clearly there is a lot of space for “better” past what everyone is selling today. And I don’t see that improving much after 2 years and I find it kind of sad. Why should you have to switch OSes and everything to have a fast computer with good battery life that’s quiet and cool? You shouldn’t.

SahAssar 4y ago
Are you (MBCook) and sylens the same person? You are replying as if you are.
- MBCook 4y ago
  Sorry. You’re right. Heh. No we’re not. I thought it was a reply to my comment higher above in the hierarchy. Sorry about that.