Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
by malchow on Sunday March 05, 2017 @02:16PM
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I never had a Mac from age 5 to age 18, despite being very interested in computers. Only PCs. Built them myself. In 2007, at the age of 20, I bought my first Mac. I've bought Macs biannually since then. I have staffed whole companies with Macs.
And I too just purchased my first Windows PC in ten years.
My new 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar hangs on resume. Whether a USB-C connected external monitor will work or not is a total crapshoot. The TouchBar display becomes decomposed intermittently. The battery runs down to zero once a month, forcing a total electrical disconnect and a hot computer. I am afraid to install flash for Safari, fearing it will cause a black hole to form in my office, so I have to run Safari or Chrome depending on the situation. Each gives me a very disappointing 3.5 hours of battery runtime. Opening the computer is a gamble: will the keyboard backlighting work or not? It's impossible to know in advance.
On top of all of that, Apple's refusal to push on component quality means that this computer is just plain slow, despite being maxed on RAM and CPU. Also it was $3000.
If you want a computer that is snappy and just works these days, you probably want a Windows computer.
And I too just purchased my first Windows PC in ten years.
My new 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar hangs on resume. Whether a USB-C connected external monitor will work or not is a total crapshoot. The TouchBar display becomes decomposed intermittently. The battery runs down to zero once a month, forcing a total electrical disconnect and a hot computer. I am afraid to install flash for Safari, fearing it will cause a black hole to form in my office, so I have to run Safari or Chrome depending on the situation. Each gives me a very disappointing 3.5 hours of battery runtime. Opening the computer is a gamble: will the keyboard backlighting work or not? It's impossible to know in advance.
On top of all of that, Apple's refusal to push on component quality means that this computer is just plain slow, despite being maxed on RAM and CPU. Also it was $3000.
If you want a computer that is snappy and just works these days, you probably want a Windows computer.