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When you're at the point of tricking your operating system into thinking you're in a different country to make it function properly, it may be time to try a new

When you're at the point of tricking your operating system into thinking you're in a different country to make it function properly, it may be time to try a new OS. macOS has excellent compatibility with 95% of windows software through Parallels, and also respects your choice of browser. I have Firefox, Chrome, Tor Browser and Brave running next to my current browser of preference, Safari. But switching back and forth is easy, and macOS respects my choice when I change the settings.

hellcow 3y ago
MacOS, run by Apple, the same company that mandates the Safari engine on iOS? The same company that fights tooth and nail against allowing non-“approved” apps to run on their devices? Let’s not delude ourselves to thinking that two of the richest tech companies in the world are all that different. Both are working against your interests to monopolize their turf. The group that truly puts users first is FOSS: Linux and BSD.
- janandonly 3y ago
  I was talking about a full OS, macOS. Not the sealed and sandboxed iOS that you are trying to shift the focus to. Please, name me one, just one, software that I should want to run on macOS but can't? > Let’s not delude ourselves to thinking that two of the richest tech companies in the world are all that different. Both are working against your interests to monopolize their turf. I never said they were. All I was talking about is free choice of browsers, which I have on macOS.
vultour 3y ago
Except you can't just try the new OS, you also have to spend thousands of dollars on "compatible" hardware.
- skydhash 3y ago
  Thousands? The OS is specifically tied to the hardware. You buy the hardware and the OS is free of charge. They don’t sell separate licenses.
- janandonly 3y ago
  Let's please stick to the facts. > Thousands of dollars? What is the price of a Mac Mini in your country? Here it reads $599. Or a laptop, a MacBook Air, is $999.
  - Macha 3y ago
    A Mac Mini is not a laptop competitor. The Macbook Air starts at €1349 ($1450) here
layer8 3y ago
Many people still prefer the Windows UX over the macOS UX (and vice versa, of course). Which of the two is the lesser evil overall remains subjective.

hellcow 3y ago

MacOS, run by Apple, the same company that mandates the Safari engine on iOS? The same company that fights tooth and nail against allowing non-“approved” apps to run on their devices? Let’s not delude ourselves to thinking that two of the richest tech companies in the world are all that different. Both are working against your interests to monopolize their turf. The group that truly puts users first is FOSS: Linux and BSD.

janandonly 3y ago
I was talking about a full OS, macOS. Not the sealed and sandboxed iOS that you are trying to shift the focus to. Please, name me one, just one, software that I should want to run on macOS but can't? > Let’s not delude ourselves to thinking that two of the richest tech companies in the world are all that different. Both are working against your interests to monopolize their turf. I never said they were. All I was talking about is free choice of browsers, which I have on macOS.

vultour 3y ago

Except you can't just try the new OS, you also have to spend thousands of dollars on "compatible" hardware.

skydhash 3y ago
Thousands? The OS is specifically tied to the hardware. You buy the hardware and the OS is free of charge. They don’t sell separate licenses.
janandonly 3y ago
Let's please stick to the facts. > Thousands of dollars? What is the price of a Mac Mini in your country? Here it reads $599. Or a laptop, a MacBook Air, is $999.
- Macha 3y ago
  A Mac Mini is not a laptop competitor. The Macbook Air starts at €1349 ($1450) here

layer8 3y ago

Many people still prefer the Windows UX over the macOS UX (and vice versa, of course). Which of the two is the lesser evil overall remains subjective.