Sorry I want a well-managed UNIX system with a nice GUI while not coding? I don’t want to deal with configuration hell, malware and viruses or all the other trash Windows brings with it.

I’m a programmer and I adore being able to use most UNIX and Linux software. As a regular user (not programming) I don’t need to babysit my OS and I get all the magic with interoperability between all my devices.

As for privacy I get all that on macOS with mobile profiles, VPN’s, ad blocking, etc.

[–] passepartout@feddit.de 26 points 2 years ago (20 children)

Windows is shit, but the days where you have to do configuration if you don't use some obscure notebook in one of the most used linux distros is over. I'd say gnome e.g. is pretty close to macos UI wise. There is also Hackintosh if you can't live without it.

As for why I particularly hate apple:

Bizarre pricing for comparably low tier Hardware (although not really comparable since apple makes their own ARM silicone)
Bad repairability, including flimsy collabs to produce some overpriced block of metal just to change an jphone battery lol
Walled garden / closed ecosystem. Blocking third party apps for users "security". All this green bubble / blue bubble bullshit.
productivity and design wise alright machines, but utter trash when it comes to gaming.

There are surely more / other points to make.

[–] Nihil@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (18 children)

Arch Linux Desktop for coding and gaming, MacBook for mobile productivity. Best of both worlds.

I know with 100% certainty that if my MacBook did a thing last week, it will do it tomorrow. No lost files due to updates, no weird crashes, no ads, no candy crush. If I’m out somewhere, that reliability is worth the premium. And, at least on Mac computers, you can unlock the walled garden if you really need to.

There is no use case for windows in my workflow. Might not be true for everyone though.