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Vivian ,

You just need to enable the disable option on windows, and I just learnt how to burn a dvd on windows 10.

noxy ,
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Gotta scrub off the .DS_Store

parascent ,

Sorry but as a Linux user I found that Windows is better than macos. Macos doesn't even have proper window management.

rottingleaf ,

My experience is the same, but still it's a Unix-like system. People who fear Linux may do Unix-like things with it. It's worth something.

mac ,
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Linux is unix-like, macOS is certified unix.

rottingleaf ,

Certification is irrelevant really. There are Linux distribution releases which have been certified, just like MacOS.

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    rottingleaf ,

    It would appear then that no MacOS before 14.0 Sonoma is a certified Unix. Which is obviously false. Which means that your implication that this page lists everything certified is wrong.

    I said "releases", because these were specific versions a few years ago. Perhaps nothing relevant today was certified, still what I remember is not that different from the mundane Red Hat of the same year.

    Which is all useless talk cause when we say Unix as something important, we mean "genetic Unix", as in something of being derived from the same code base, culture, philosophy, etc, not "legal Unix" as a trademark, because that's not the only cool-looking word one can imagine to name an OS.

    So obviously BSDs are real Unix then, Linux is something weird and MacOS is bullshit.

    merc ,

    MacOS is still Unix under the hood, and has been since they adapted NeXTSTEP.

    Maybe it's just because I'm fundamentally more of a console user than a windowing-system user, but to me a Unix-based OS is always going to be a winner compared to Windows.

    But, if you want to laugh at OSes, laugh at classic MacOS, where everything would grind to a halt if you clicked and held the mouse button.

    Kedly ,

    I cant wait to fully abandon windows with my next tower (Already on Linux with my deck) but MacOS is FAR MORE cancer than M$, part of the issue with M$ is it keeps trying to be more and more like Apple

    2 edits: I think someone replied to this and then blocked me (or someone I've blocked replied to me somehow) as apparently theres a response to this but I cant see it nor have I been notified

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    Damn, a lot of you apparently want a mega corp have complete control over what what your operating system looks like/does/what accessories you can buy for it if you think Apple is in anyway better than Microsoft. I thought the whole point of jumping to linux was freedom, you have LESS freedom with macs than with PC's

    mac ,
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    I find I have plenty of freedom on a Mac

    alsaaas ,

    I will always choose Windows over Mac, if I have to. Using MacOS is infuriating on so many levels, I'd rather give myself the bullet (which doesn't mean much tbh). At least I can ameliorate Windows for my VMs (in case of apps not working on Wine) which makes it ok to use

    I know that this is irrational and I try to not let it influence my perception of people, but my brain is usually wired to "Mac user detected: technical opinion discarded"

    mac ,
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    Maybe if you noticed a lot of developers run Mac then you'd see their technical opinions are usually worthwhile.

    alsaaas ,

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    mac , (edited )
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    Nah I was quite literally born with the name mac... Literally on my birth certificate that way.

    I agree JS doesn't require as much technical knowhow.

    Adonnen ,

    I much prefer Windows to MacOS. The fact it is missing decent tiling is a nonstarter. It's too inflexible for my workflow.

    And sure, Windows can be maddeningly inconsistent, but what really destroys the experience is the constant ensh*ttification.
    I know a lot of people here hate everything about Windows, but for me, it only sucks because Microsoft designs it to suck.

    Not only are there ads and (some) first party lockin, I cannot trust they will continue offering updates, paywall feaures, restrict more functionality, or insert stuff like AI to mess up my workflow.

    I used to think reliability was just about stability and bugginess, but now I think it is about trust as well.

    mrvictory1 ,

    macOS 15 will have tiling. At last lol

    possiblylinux127 ,
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    Honestly MacOS is not great. At least with windows machines you can boot into a live system.

    Honytawk ,

    And have actual control over the OS.

    Seriously, if Apple decides an app is too old, then it flat out doesn't work. No way to prevent updating either unless it is basically without internet.

    Linuxians like to complain about not being able to control Windows, but Mac is like a hundred times worse in that regard. Not to mention ads to all those Apple software on there.

    bdonvr ,

    What on earth are you on about? You're completely in control of updates and you can enable the root account and do whatever you want. It's still UNIX.

    Are you talking about iOS/iPadOS? macOS is nothing like this and I have no idea what you're on about.

    mac ,
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    Yeah I think most people have experienced an iPad or iPhone but not a Mac so they assume it's the same walled garden. What they don't realise is Mac has been a solid choice for power users, developers and creators of all varieties for over 10 years, this means the community and app selection is honestly ridiculously good.

    mac ,
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    The only place I've ever seen ads on my MacBook is in the App Store, the iCloud section of settings and on Apple's website, all of which it makes sense for the adverts to exist. Oh wait I may have seen one as a precursor to a YouTube video but sans ad-blocker that is standing regards of OS.

    WeLoveCastingSpellz ,

    Linux > windows 10 > Windows 11 > MacOS is my experience, I just can't stand apple and their walled gardens. I hate that they try to force me to use their shitty cloud and prevent me from installing third party apps. Windows 11 hhurts my eyes. And as a W10 refugee that's gotten used to linux, I think its tolarable

    mac ,
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    Honestly you can use a Mac perfectly well without ever signing into iCloud + you don't get prompted to sign in ever really unless you click on a feature that requires iCloud like the iCloud tab in settings.

    You can even use the apps like mail without ever signing into iCloud.

    cupcakezealot ,
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    i mean os x is basically just darwin and bsd with a gui

    MrMamiya ,

    I wish every time someone talked shit about operating systems they woke up having switched OS with their grandmother.

    BReel ,

    At least when I open up Mac OS, it doesn’t show me a pop up ad telling me how XBOX CONTROLLERS COME IN SO MANY COLORS NOW click here to buy.

    I’ve gotten that pop up the last 3 times I’ve booted up my windows machine.

    Windows is great for gaming. But it’s the only thing I turn that machine on for.

    mortalic ,

    Gaming on Linux is pretty legit now. I don't even boot into windows very often. In recent memory, only one AAA game didn't work out of the box for me that required booting into windows.

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