genuinely curious as to why people choose that brand, are alternatives really that bad?

As I see it:

  • you pay for the hardware and software, which is fine, but
  • if you want to upgrade the OS, you have to pay once again, but this doesn’t work if your hardware model stops being supported. Why pay for something with a limited life expectancy?
  • you cannot get rid of bloatware, only hide it
  • software is made specifically to be only compatible within their ecosystem. If you want to build up on existing software and hardware, you either stay in their system and keep paying them or start anew with a freer alternative.
  • I find it ridiculous they use fancy names to name even their support staff instead of just calling it support staff. Why make things complicated?
  • I don’t understand why they use pentalobe screws instead or regular ones (with a line or a cross section)

Feel free to correct me, I may be misguided.

  • bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 months ago

    I’ve used a Mac occasionally but mostly use Windows and Linux.

    Trying to put my natural bias aside (being more familiar with windows) here are some things I’ve noticed:

    Mac is meant to be generally easier to use, but installing a program involves this odd process of dragging a downloaded package into an apps folder in some window. That seems strange compared to just clicking the downloaded installer.

    A program can be open with no windows. Just the task bar showing. Windows always having a program window seems less likely to confuse a newcomer.

    With windows (and some Linux desktops) windows-key-number launches a program from the task bar. So win-1 might be my browser, win-2 my file manager etc. For Mac, I have to install an app to do that. There are other shortcuts like that that seem rarer on Mac, or it has overly-complex combinations of Fn, Ctrl, Opt, Cmd buttons.

    BUT: Mac is unix-based! No need to mess around with WSL (abd its own separate filesystem) if I need a Linux feature. With Mac it’s just there! But is that really why people choose Mac over Windows?

    • Horsey@kbin.social
      2·
      8 months ago

      In all reality, you can put Mac applications anywhere. There’s even a dedicated applications folder in your home folder. It’s just a really old legacy thing.