| I mean a lot. I purpose left it vague because I fear unpacking it is going to turn into the worst parts of a reddit thread, something that I would definitely be contributing to myself. The big bullet points though are: • Apple has crazy opinions about hardware • And increasingly crazy opinions about what software you can put on it. • And goes out of it's way to not work with open standards because 'fuck you'. So examples here - non-exhaustive, just examples. Hardware is not something I need to explain. You are stuck on their hardware. You can't upgrade it, by design. Software has been touched on re: DRM nonsense, but they are leaning more and more into 'only signed apps' and even 'only apps you get on the app store' (which I assume is the future for that OS). They also just don't really give a shit about compatibility and will happily break API when it suits them. Open standards is completely obnoxious and just an unforced error, but it's not actually an error because they want users and developers both to be exclusively in their ecosystem. Vulcan is example prime in my head. They could support that, but they choose not to because they want everyone on Metal. The platform is not about being useful - it's about generating mind share and revenue. --- There are a lot of Apple users who will insist they don't feel like they are missing anything, and I do genuinely believe that they do feel that way. They just don't know what they are missing and if something isn't introduced as an option, it's not even in their mental model when choosing a solution for a problem. It's like trying to explain the virtues of a mouse and keyboard and an OS that supports multi tasking to a modern day teenager attached to an iPad and a phone - the idea of a more capable, more complex input stack is so foreign that it doesn't even register meaningfully. I don't mean to be a dick here, but I wouldn't go around saying, 'I've used Mac for 20 years and haven't ran into any issues with the OS' -- You're kinda telling on yourself a bit there. |