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Reasons range from: 1) Big corporations don't like to overspend on PC hardware and can have great deals with anyone but Apple. 2) A company that work mostly o

by Kesty 13y ago

Reasons range from: 1) Big corporations don't like to overspend on PC hardware and can have great deals with anyone but Apple. 2) A company that work mostly on Windows platform (.Net, MSSql) 4) As weird as it sound some people might actually not like OSX.

garethadams 13y ago
I assume this was numbered as a bitmask so people can represent their choices as a single integer?
beernutz 13y ago
I will say here, that I am one of those people that do not like OSX. My main issues are getting it to behave with the muscle memory I have developed over years of use with windows and linux machines. Home and End key behavior, actually quitting an application when closed, full-screen apps (though I understand this is fixed in recent OSX builds), and other minor annoyances keep me from fully embracing OSX. I understand that these are personal preferences, and not problems with OSX for the most part. On the other hand, I REALLY like the idea of an app and all its dependencies being installed all in one folder. That REALLY needs to happen everywhere. This would make migration between installs SO much easier, and would eliminate DLL hell (or shared library hell in the case of linux). Just my 2cents
- kayoone 13y ago
  Exactly my thoughts. I use OSX alot for different reasons but i still think i am more productive on Windows/Linux. Keyboard shortcuts and behaviour is consistent as opposed to OSX where its kind of a pain. I also dont like the dock, i like to have a taskbar with the open windows on each of my monitors which is no problem in Windows and Linux. I dont like the Menubar stuck on the main monitor. As a web developer i really like the unix base of OSX for different reaons though and i need to use some software for game dev (Unity3D) which isnt available on Linux. But i thought about running Windows for game dev/office stuff and Linux in a VM for web development.
dirkgently 13y ago
> As weird as it sound some people might actually not like OSX. Oh yes. I wouldn't take a job if they offer Apple only choices.

by Kesty 13y ago

garethadams 13y ago

I assume this was numbered as a bitmask so people can represent their choices as a single integer?

beernutz 13y ago

I will say here, that I am one of those people that do not like OSX. My main issues are getting it to behave with the muscle memory I have developed over years of use with windows and linux machines. Home and End key behavior, actually quitting an application when closed, full-screen apps (though I understand this is fixed in recent OSX builds), and other minor annoyances keep me from fully embracing OSX. I understand that these are personal preferences, and not problems with OSX for the most part. On the other hand, I REALLY like the idea of an app and all its dependencies being installed all in one folder. That REALLY needs to happen everywhere. This would make migration between installs SO much easier, and would eliminate DLL hell (or shared library hell in the case of linux). Just my 2cents

kayoone 13y ago
Exactly my thoughts. I use OSX alot for different reasons but i still think i am more productive on Windows/Linux. Keyboard shortcuts and behaviour is consistent as opposed to OSX where its kind of a pain. I also dont like the dock, i like to have a taskbar with the open windows on each of my monitors which is no problem in Windows and Linux. I dont like the Menubar stuck on the main monitor. As a web developer i really like the unix base of OSX for different reaons though and i need to use some software for game dev (Unity3D) which isnt available on Linux. But i thought about running Windows for game dev/office stuff and Linux in a VM for web development.

dirkgently 13y ago

> As weird as it sound some people might actually not like OSX. Oh yes. I wouldn't take a job if they offer Apple only choices.