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by chaz 4881 days ago
This was my change agent, too. I could finally stop diagnosing install issues and focus on development. Cygwin was great for me from ~2003-2006, but with Intel chips + VMware or Parallels, I could get the right development and not give up Windows Excel or Windows Outlook (even today, the Mac versions of those both pale in comparison), which were still essential for me.