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Honestly so is macOS. Literally not providing any open graphics API - and all the signing shenanigans - are preposterous. The Stockholm syndrome is strong. Oh,

Honestly so is macOS. Literally not providing any open graphics API - and all the signing shenanigans - are preposterous. The Stockholm syndrome is strong. Oh, and did I mention the ridiculous restore mode which often necessitates using another Mac? Is this a productivity device or an overgrown iPhone? Now I was about to say maybe MS will offer something similar ARM-based, but then I realized it will also hamstring the devices in some way, not to mention their CPU partner is Qualcomm...

cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago
It’s very telling when people tell me that I have Stockholm syndrome instead of considering the possibility that different people have different preferences and priorities. Especially when your preferences seem to revolve around a particular ideological bent. I have no idea what “ridiculous restore mode” you’re referring to, but in 15 years of full time Mac use, including using Apple Silicon Macs from around 6 months after release, however many years ago that was, I haven’t run into a situation where this has been necessary. Please don’t devolve another discussion into 2000s Mac bashing. Especially when your ostensible worldview is predicated on a bunch of people being stupider than you.
- xg15 2y ago
  If you have never used the restore mode, how can you judge whether it's usable or not?
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rahkiin 2y ago
OpenGL is available on macOS. The best-on-platform for Windows is DirectX12, also closed. There are many things to complain about but spearheading a new type of graphics apis with Metal (before Vulkan and dx12) should not be one.
adamomada 2y ago
The ridiculous restore mode you’re speaking of is a break glass in case of last resort type thing, where you the user have screwed up your disk so badly that you have messed up the recovery partition and system , which is as simple as holding cmd and R during boot to get into. In fact they really went the extra mile to ensure that you cannot possibly brick a Mac (or iDevice) no matter how hard you try. Having to do an emergency restore usually needs specialized hardware anyway; they ensure you can do it with widely available equipment. Go the Apple store if all else fails you.

cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago

It’s very telling when people tell me that I have Stockholm syndrome instead of considering the possibility that different people have different preferences and priorities. Especially when your preferences seem to revolve around a particular ideological bent. I have no idea what “ridiculous restore mode” you’re referring to, but in 15 years of full time Mac use, including using Apple Silicon Macs from around 6 months after release, however many years ago that was, I haven’t run into a situation where this has been necessary. Please don’t devolve another discussion into 2000s Mac bashing. Especially when your ostensible worldview is predicated on a bunch of people being stupider than you.

xg15 2y ago
If you have never used the restore mode, how can you judge whether it's usable or not?

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rahkiin 2y ago

OpenGL is available on macOS. The best-on-platform for Windows is DirectX12, also closed. There are many things to complain about but spearheading a new type of graphics apis with Metal (before Vulkan and dx12) should not be one.

adamomada 2y ago

The ridiculous restore mode you’re speaking of is a break glass in case of last resort type thing, where you the user have screwed up your disk so badly that you have messed up the recovery partition and system , which is as simple as holding cmd and R during boot to get into. In fact they really went the extra mile to ensure that you cannot possibly brick a Mac (or iDevice) no matter how hard you try. Having to do an emergency restore usually needs specialized hardware anyway; they ensure you can do it with widely available equipment. Go the Apple store if all else fails you.