BSD might be an option. But this post is basically meant to ask the following question:
Windows or Mac, which OS do you dislike less?
For me, it’s Windows. Microsoft is shit, but at least there’s some flexibility in terms of how I can use my system and what hardware I can use it on.
One thing I disliked about the linux subreddit (and here too, I guess) is the hostility toward other operating systems. I just don’t get it. This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I’ve never actually had an OS interfere with my work, and I’m generally a fan of all 3 major options. Every modern operating system is frankly a marvel of human accomplishment. If there is a task that you can’t achieve on a specific computer, it’s probably because you don’t know how yet. That said, macOS isn’t good for gaming, linux isn’t good for proprietary software like Office or Adobe, and Windows is inefficient with all of its bloat/spyware. None of them are perfect, but none of them are deal-breakers for me.
Every day I work on a 7 year old Windows PC that is locked down like crazy, but I still manage to make it do everything I need it to, including programming, image editing, collaboration, live YouTube streams, and much more. I also use an iPad at work and it, too, runs on an amazing OS, despite all of the things it is not designed to do. At home I have a Windows gaming PC and a linux server running several dozen containers, both of which are constantly being modified and never cease to impress me. When I was a kid I had Macs and learned how edit videos and use the Adobe suite, and OSX propped up the software beautifully. I also learned how to program and use the command line there. If I had the money I would love to get an M2 laptop - that thing is a beast by any metric, and if there’s a task that you can’t make that thing do, well, shame on you.
I guess my point is that while Linux is an amazing kernel, and freedom from major coporations is incredibly important, but writing off other operating systems is naiive, and I think is generally a toxic point of view.
All well and good but Arch is best and it’s what I use btw.
Assuming BSD wasn’t an option, it would have to be Windows because it runs on my hardware.
FreeBSD > other *BSD > Hackintosh > Windows > Mac OS in a Mac hardware. In this order.
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Windows 10, my wife and granddaughter got machines with it installed and saying I hate it is putting it mildly.
There’s definitely no way back to Windows for me. I never used BSD, but it might be a good option.
I’m mostly just thankful that I don’t have to make that choice, and even more so that Linux has gotten so good that I don’t even have to think about it.
Windows, it’s at least usable.
If I really had to make a choice between Windows and macOS, it would without a doubt be in favor of macOS. Windows really gets into your way when you try to do anything, and macOS at least has a nice ecosystem. macOS is also (kind of) part of the Unix family, which makes it easier to transition to.
I used macOS and holy shit, I desire never to touch this shit again. Everything is tied and you cant do shit.
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In my universe only Windows and Linux exists haha! 😏
Preferably BSD, but between only windows or mac, probably Mac. The terminal is the main reason, coding without a good one is annoying
I think I’d have to go Mac. At least it’s UNIX-y and to be honest Microsoft has just irritated the piss out of me too many times at this point.
Same here. I actually use all three majos OSes and, as a developer, windows is the most painful thing to work with, Unix is a no brainer. WSL keeps improving though.
Windows. Last time I had to use it for work it was quite OK with the WSL 2.
