[koluna]

Ah yes, the good ol' Linux "You're holding it wrong" mantra.

Look, I don't know about you, but I don't have unlimited time to go fiddle with whatever emulation layer is there to make some game from 2017 work well on a modern Mac. Not only that, but Apple has proven, time and time again, that they completely do not care about backwards compatibility, which is crucial for games, so let's not pretend that the "manufacturer" (assuming you're talking about the game developers here) is at fault - nobody has unlimited time to adjust their product on the whims of the folks in Cupertino.

Here's the reality - on Windows, I can still play DOS games. On macOS, with the latest OS release, 90% of my Steam library cannot be used (that were all perfectly fine before the update) because Apple decided to remove support for 32-bit apps. So sticking to Windows for gaming is the logical choice if you want access to the latest and greatest titles and not a selection of a few that are "hacked around".

[isaacremuant]

You're being unfair to Linux if you think Windows doesn't do the same "you're not supposed to do that" every time you step out of a nice path. Or even with the nice path it'll suddenly decide it's time to worsen your experience to improve their marketing or data mining.

There's awesome Linux experiences out there and the Steam deck is starting to show what's possible giving varying levels of control.

We live in exciting times. The more choice, the better.

[pie_flavor]

On Mac, your apps reliably break. On Windows, they never break. It's not whether there's a right way and a wrong way, it's whether the right way stands at complete odds to how anyone actually wants to use the computer. Sure, Linux has a reasonable experience most of the time - that has nothing to do with Mac, and in fact has very little to do with Linux or its community either; Steam has nearly single-handedly made it work. The same way Windows tries to make it work, and the way Mac notably tries not to.

[koluna]

Steam Deck is nice, but let's not kid ourselves that it's anywhere close to what Windows has to offer. Most games in my Steam library still are not Steam Deck compatible, and chances are they never will either because they are too old or because they require new OS components that embed themselves around kernel APIs (separate conversation on whether that is good or bad).

Again - not necessarily saying that the Windows experience is ideal, but it's the absolute best out of the available options.

[gw99]

100% agree with this as a Mac user.

But the mouse, if it doesn't work and it says it does on the box then that is the vendor issue.

[technion]

As a real side issue, you actually can optionally remove support for 32 bit apps from Windows server.

Guess how much malware suddenly can't execute.

[koluna]

On a server, sure.

On a client machine where the bulk of the software I bought is 32-bit and it stops working overnight, that's less acceptable.

[technion]

Yes it's definitely a "server with dedicated role" scenario.