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Originally Posted by Random Spirit
I still have no idea why people love macs. They are just like any other computer. Its not like OS X is great either. It always trying to hide the underlieing os form the user(good for averge users, bad for advanced users). App packages were a nice idea, but just deleteing them to remove software wont get rid of all the programs files. This is because when you run a new app package for the first time it will usually install or update libs and write config files that are deep into the file system.
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OS X actually hides less of the underlying OS from the user. If you want to get your hands dirty, launch the Terminal application. Uninstalling software on a mac is as easy as dragging it to the trash, since most apps are self-contained--there might be a few preference files left over, but nothing more than a few kb. If that sort of thing really concerns you, you can search and delete, or get AppZapper.
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Xcode is ok, it does not stand up against Visual Studio. Yes it free, but most users dont care if the dev tools are free. Some apple software is very buggy, you always wait for at least two updates to be released before you upgrade to or buy new versions of apple software.
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Xcode is an excellent IDE. I have used Visual Studio, and in my opinion,
it doesn't stand up to Xcode. Explain yourself.
I'm not sure why you think Apple software is buggy; care to give an example? I use a host of Apple software regularly, including Mail, iTunes, iPhoto, and Xcode, among others. I have never been bothered by bugs.
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The only reason that i think they sell so well is because some people think they are aesthetically pleasing to look at. There is also delusion that OS X is immune from viruses and from hackers, which its not. There is also the problem over the quality of the hardware produced. In some cases apple just ignore the problem until enough users are pissed off. Just like most other hardware companies.
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OS X
is virtually immune to viruses; just as 95% of the world runs Windows, 95% (or more) of viruses are for Windows. You will be hard pressed to find a
harmful virus for mac; in the 8 years I have used a mac, I have never had used antivirus software, and never needed to. And spyware simply doesn't exist for the mac.
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In the end its just a PC, nothing to get all excited about just because it has an apple logo on it. All computers have their problems and apples are just the same. Im am not saying you should not buy one, just dont think the grass is greener on the other side.
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Apple has its problems, like any other company. And in the end, as you say, the grass may not be greener on the other side. But I would still point out that a number of your claims may be incorrect, or at least exaggerated.