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Re:Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface... by H4CK3RM4N on Monday December 12, 2016 @11:02AM (#13158987)
I'd say that macOS tends to be more stable, and The office suite has an actual price instead of a shitty subscription model.
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Re:Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface... by Aldo_MX on Monday December 12, 2016 @11:09AM (#13159062)
Does it have a price? The last time I checked it was free.

OTOH, I don't see many professionals trusting Apple software in the long run (ex. Final Cut).

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Re:Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface... by jsjohnst on Monday December 12, 2016 @12:15PM (#13159716)
It's only free to the original buyer of a new Mac since something like 4 - 5 years ago. If you've never bought a new Mac and registered it with your Apple ID, it's not free.

I always thought it was free too, but learned otherwise recently from a colleague battling with it.

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Re:Microsoft: more people are switching from Macs to Surface... by johnward on Monday December 12, 2016 @11:04AM (#13159014)
There are tools purposely missing from Mac like visio and project(?). I don't get why they are needed but my project manager does.
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