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Comment Mac vs PC for the billionth time :) (Score 1) 757

I use Windows, Linux and my MacBook Pro. Each one of them is best for something. If you need to use all three then the MacBook is the only machine that will do all three (unless you build a Hackintosh).

I like my MB Pro for general stuff because I like it, it doesn't give me advertising on my desktop, has a mostly decent version of Office and it syncs w/my iPhone. I can answer text messages in the Messages app & use one device to verify another. It runs VirtualBox well so I can load just about anything in a VM. It's a solid machine - the display is very nice (Retina) and it doesn't feel plastic compared to most Windows laptops. But if you start looking at laptops comparable to the MB the price starts going up fast so the price difference isn't as bad as it first appears.

I get irked at Apple when it comes time to upgrade something. Basically, you don't. You sell your old one and get a new one. Just like a phone.

As for the auto-update-at-the-most-inconvienient-time feature of Windows 10 I use Pro on my Windows machine. Way more options to keep that from happening. I prefer Windows 7 but I need to make sure stuff runs on 10 so it makes sense to use it. I don't keep anything personal on it - it's a dev box - so I'm not worried about Microsoft selling my browsing history or whatever they do with that telemetry.

As for Linux - Fedora with KDE so I can amaze people with the spinning cube. :)

As far as the iPhone is concerned there are several reasons I have one. First, the stupid factory stereo in my car won't hardly talk to an Android phone and the stereo is so integrated with the car it's not real practical to replace it. The only way with Android to make sure you get security updates is to either get a Nexus or root it and put a different ROM on it. I loved my Android phone but I found I spent a lot of time tweaking it. Not because it wasn't working but because there are so many options I just ended up playing with it.

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