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[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Why did you decide to go back to Apple instead of giving Linux a try? It's free so it literally would have cost nothing to try, and you could keep your other OS(s).

[-] Auzy@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

I used to use Linux exclusively (I was actually the top poster on a few major Linux news sites, and my linux project once got published in LinuxWorld Magazine).

Whilst it has certainly gotten better, I still feel some parts of linux need refining. Also, one thing both Microsoft and Apple do have is available integration of mobile apps.. I thought Apple could do both via Parallels (android in windows, iPhone in MacOS), but turns out Android in Windows on parallels won't work.

For the type of development i do, windows and macos are still the best options unfortunately too. If Linux had more seamless mobile app integration, I probably would have highly considered it to be honest

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

By mobile app integration, do you mean a connection between your mobile phone and your computer? KDE Connect is pretty good from my experience. It has more features than the Windows alternative at least (and I think there's even a Windows version oddly enough).

If you mean running a mobile app in the system, I have no experience with that.

[-] Auzy@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

Running mobile apps on computer. It's really the one use case Apple does extremely well, and it's a pity because Linux could actually do it well if distros sorted themselves out

[-] JustARegularNerd@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago

Good grief, I had a lady behind the counter try to berate me onto the store's rewards card and she wasn't as pushy as this comment.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

It's pushy to ask why someone made a large purchase when there's a free alternative they might not have tried that they may or may not like better? Unlike buying an Apple product, it takes little effort and no cost to just boot up Linux and give it a shot. Some people won't like it and that's fine. It'd be pushy to say you will like it better, which is not what I said.

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