Honestly I think the issue really is with the compatibility problems you run into, especially when trying out newer stuff that was written to targin linux/mac f

Honestly I think the issue really is with the compatibility problems you run into, especially when trying out newer stuff that was written to targin linux/mac first and foremost. You don't always run into issues, but every now and then you get some node-gyp build snafu or something that causes you to go on a google-fest for potentially obscure fixes. I've had a win7 laptop as my main machine for awhile, and generally did most of my development either in a vagrant VM or using Cloud 9 (fixes build issues and allows me to work on it everywhere). I think having a mac or using linux just makes your life a lot easier as a developer as long as you aren't doing .NET. Suddenly all the tutorials, example code, and default installation instructions just work.