I’ll say, I really like MacOS! I transitioned from Linux to MacOS X back in 10.2 days and kept with it until 2017 or so. Put homebrew on there and fill it up with a bunch of 'nix tools and you get a respectable unix. Plus you get access to a bunch of commercial software unavailable on Linux. I was very happy with this solution for well over a decade.
My problem came with Apple. Their hardware lock downs preventing upgrades and fixing stuff, plus the newer software lockdowns, all this nonsense just made it impossible for me to do my work. Like Microsoft, Apple imposes itself on my workflow. And while Linux doesn’t do stuff I’d like in the commercial realm, one thing it doesn’t do is stick its nose in my workflow. If something breaks I can fix it. I don’t have to deal with it demanding I reboot my machine for an update while the box is in the middle of a two week long render. I don’t have to be forced onto the network to login to a central Microsoft or Apple authentication server just to use my computer. I don’t have to deal with them bugging me to stick my clients’ data on their cloud services I signed an legal NDA promising to protect just because the company wants me to.
My issue is not with the software, even on Windows, it’s with the corporate practices! They get in my way. I bought this computer to make money with, not so they can make money off me and my clients! When you sign legal documents promising to not disclose confidential material related to a pending bid, and your OS vendor spies on you, I mean most people don’t seem to care about that but I sure do. lol
I’ll say, I really like MacOS! I transitioned from Linux to MacOS X back in 10.2 days and kept with it until 2017 or so. Put homebrew on there and fill it up with a bunch of 'nix tools and you get a respectable unix. Plus you get access to a bunch of commercial software unavailable on Linux. I was very happy with this solution for well over a decade.
My problem came with Apple. Their hardware lock downs preventing upgrades and fixing stuff, plus the newer software lockdowns, all this nonsense just made it impossible for me to do my work. Like Microsoft, Apple imposes itself on my workflow. And while Linux doesn’t do stuff I’d like in the commercial realm, one thing it doesn’t do is stick its nose in my workflow. If something breaks I can fix it. I don’t have to deal with it demanding I reboot my machine for an update while the box is in the middle of a two week long render. I don’t have to be forced onto the network to login to a central Microsoft or Apple authentication server just to use my computer. I don’t have to deal with them bugging me to stick my clients’ data on their cloud services I signed an legal NDA promising to protect just because the company wants me to.
My issue is not with the software, even on Windows, it’s with the corporate practices! They get in my way. I bought this computer to make money with, not so they can make money off me and my clients! When you sign legal documents promising to not disclose confidential material related to a pending bid, and your OS vendor spies on you, I mean most people don’t seem to care about that but I sure do. lol