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[-] manual3204@iusearchlinux.fyi 28 points 1 year ago

I'm actually switching to Mac at work (only two options) because I can't deal with the Windows environment anymore. Of locked down corporate environments, Windows is absolutely the worst.

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Macs run on Unix and are pretty sturdy. I was surprised, when i also had to choose and found their osx ux very unobtrusive, allowing me to code effectively. Also, using the terminal almost feels like home.

[-] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not just about UX, though. It's fundamental design philosophy. I care far less about a poor UI than I do about whether or not the OS allows me to do something about it.

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's what i meant with it being unobtrusive. The Mac really doesn't stand in your way, when, for example, you want/need to have another git version. Since in Linux i tend to use the terminal for most crucial tasks and important system changes, i was pleased to find out that you can do that on the Mac the same way, natively. OSX is like just an overlay, a desktop UI, like KDE or gnome. I can also open up a terminal and interact the same way with the system, like I'm used to, when on Linux.

On Windows, i always got my work done, but sometimes it took me more time to set up things, just to be able to work, than it took to get the work done.

Edit: in my eyes, the Mac is just the odd kind of Linux distribution: expensive proprietary software AND hardware. But it runs a kernel inside, it's all Unix.

And what does the Mac UI not allow you to do? There are so many features that still aren’t implemented on Windows or Linux. Things that should work but are just a little off

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