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There's more to a computer than hardware. M1 Macs have great performance and battery life but the experience of using OS X is awful. Why pay $1500 for a syste

There's more to a computer than hardware. M1 Macs have great performance and battery life but the experience of using OS X is awful. Why pay $1500 for a system with poor multiple monitor support, poor mixed DPI support, no keyboard shortcuts for things such as snapping windows, no ability to name virtual desktops, and so many other problems?

hellisothers 3y ago
Because those things are not really that important in the grand scheme of things?
- Arainach 3y ago
  They're absolutely important. They're things I deal with multiple times a day every day. My work laptop is a Mac. My work workstation is a Linux (Gnome) machine. My personal workstation is a Windows 10 machine (not upgrading until they bring back side taskbar). I own and regularly use a Chromebook. I am familiar with all the major desktop environments and OS X is my least favorite.
  - jcrash 3y ago
    Well, I like it!
fragmede 3y ago
If work forces one on you, you can just buy the right adapter*, and install** some*** software**** helpers*****, and move on with your life. * https://www.sonnetstore.com/products/displaylink-dual-displayport-adapter-for-m1-macs https://www.sonnetstore.com/products/displaylink-dual-displa... ** https://rectangleapp.com/ https://rectangleapp.com/ *** https://github.com/dado3212/spaces-renamer https://github.com/dado3212/spaces-renamer **** https://contexts.co/ https://contexts.co/ ***** https://github.com/dbalatero/SkyRocket.spoon https://github.com/dbalatero/SkyRocket.spoon
- Arainach 3y ago
  Each of these requires me to trust another developer and to renew that trust every time there's an update (which there are a bunch of since Apple actively hates backwards compatibility and requires updates for things to keep working all the time). It requires me to research different options and evaluate which fit my needs, which are likely to continue to be maintained, which are trustworthy, and so on. It also requires me to be able to install arbitrary software on my Mac, which has not been the case at most employers I've worked for. .....or I could buy a Windows machine and get that all out of the box.

hellisothers 3y ago

Because those things are not really that important in the grand scheme of things?

Arainach 3y ago
They're absolutely important. They're things I deal with multiple times a day every day. My work laptop is a Mac. My work workstation is a Linux (Gnome) machine. My personal workstation is a Windows 10 machine (not upgrading until they bring back side taskbar). I own and regularly use a Chromebook. I am familiar with all the major desktop environments and OS X is my least favorite.
- jcrash 3y ago
  Well, I like it!

fragmede 3y ago

If work forces one on you, you can just buy the right adapter*, and install** some*** software**** helpers*****, and move on with your life. * https://www.sonnetstore.com/products/displaylink-dual-displayport-adapter-for-m1-macs https://www.sonnetstore.com/products/displaylink-dual-displa... ** https://rectangleapp.com/ https://rectangleapp.com/ *** https://github.com/dado3212/spaces-renamer https://github.com/dado3212/spaces-renamer **** https://contexts.co/ https://contexts.co/ ***** https://github.com/dbalatero/SkyRocket.spoon https://github.com/dbalatero/SkyRocket.spoon

Arainach 3y ago
Each of these requires me to trust another developer and to renew that trust every time there's an update (which there are a bunch of since Apple actively hates backwards compatibility and requires updates for things to keep working all the time). It requires me to research different options and evaluate which fit my needs, which are likely to continue to be maintained, which are trustworthy, and so on. It also requires me to be able to install arbitrary software on my Mac, which has not been the case at most employers I've worked for. .....or I could buy a Windows machine and get that all out of the box.