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MacOS Catalina: Slow by Design?

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2031 points jrk | 2 comments | 22 May 20 15:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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konart ◴[22 May 20 16:41 UTC] No.23273993[source]▶
I've been using linux distros (~5 years of Ubuntu and ~3 years of Arch) before switching to macOS somewhere around 2013-2014. And now years later I'm thinking about moving back. But every time I'm think about this I start with digging about current Linux situation and every time I realise than it is still a horrible system for anything outside of work, especially if you can't really do without a decent UI\UX.

Apple's ecosystem is also an issue. iOS + macOS is still much better than anything on the market (no alternatives really).

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jfkebwjsbx ◴[22 May 20 17:11 UTC] No.23274425[source]▶
> iOS + macOS is still much better than anything on the market (no alternatives really).

The Windows + Linux combo is way better for all productivity, gaming and development than the mess macOS has become since Jobs passed away.

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konart ◴[22 May 20 17:19 UTC] No.23274547[source]▶
I'm too much into gaming this days, PS4 is enough for me.

As for the rest I've commented about win10 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23274273 and Linux distros: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23274492

I still find macOS to have best balance of productivity, development and feel. Windows is still terrible and linux is just for work.

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1. jfkebwjsbx ◴[23 May 20 02:13 UTC] No.23279219{3}[source]▶
The issue is that you claimed that "there is no alternative to macOS", but you are talking about your particular use cases (not gaming) and subjective opinions (does not like Win10, does not like Linux).

macOS’ only strength for development is the ability to target iOS. For the majority of developers, a Windows/Linux setup is better because it covers everything. Linux is the best environment for most dev fields. Windows is the best for some of them (graphics, gamedev, C#).

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2. konart ◴[23 May 20 14:38 UTC] No.23283289[source]▶
No, I didn't claim this. Unless you are trying to take one phrase out of context and dance on it.

What I said is that macOS is the only OS that provides the needed balance of everything (except gaming). Other platforms are not alternatives because you have to chose - either you are getting a good dev machine that is not a enjoyable to use for other use cases, or you are getting windows which is not enjoyable for the reasons I've described in the other comment. The only two reasons to chose windows (as I see it) are gaming (and game development maybe) and windows (often enterprise) development.

To sum it up with an analogy and close the topic: a truck is not an alternative to a volvo s60 just because it is also a car and can do even more than a volvo s60.

PS:

>macOS’ only strength for development

This is your second comment where you for some reason ignore most of my comments and focus just on what suits you.