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Re:Impressions from a first-time Mac user by forbiddenvoid on Monday April 11, 2022 @07:34PM (#30996607)
I'm now on 7 years since the first MBP provided to me by an employer.

It's just as terrible as ever. I would not use an Apple product outside of work, despite some thousands of hours using one over the last several years. Everything about using a Mac feels patronizing and intended to make me work harder than I should to do the most simple tasks.

Re:Impressions from a first-time Mac user by saurik on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:40PM (#30997160)
I had a similar experience: I was semi-forced to use a Mac for over a decade due to how much of my iOS-focused development work started to rely on tooling people only made for macOS, but when the pandemic started (due to being stuck at a desk all the time)--and now mostly working on non-"mobile" software-- I switched back to Windows and it was relieving.
Re:Impressions from a first-time Mac user by Volundr on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @12:19AM (#30998581)
Same. I have a MBP for work, and run Arch Linux on a Dell laptop for personal use. Before that it was Linux on a ThinkPad. The hardware on the MBP may be better, but not in any way I care about, and I'd trade it all to be rid of the touch-bar and have my function keys back. The MBP is fiddly as heck to get it to drive my ultrawide monitor at full resolution, while both Linux laptops "just worked". Personally I just can't find any reason I should prefer the Mac.