Apple users are the OG Windows haters.
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026
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More like the OG "shiny is better" users
All those shiny Apple 2’s, Macintoshs, Quadra’s, LC’s etc. super shiny beige plastic
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I may not like Apple, but I have to admit it's better than anything from Microslop. Low bar, I know.
I dislike apple, but I dislike Google A WHOLE lot more.
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Hate having an iPhone but we need it to keep in contact with family, it can never connect with KDE/Linux very well.
I use iOS (tablet), Android (phone), Linux (main), MacOS (music and media), and Windows (corporate client support). Of the bunch, I only hate Windows.
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Both macOS and Windows are the same thing: Proprietary garbage
Only one of them is UNIX.
I think macOS is more like quality garbage. There's actual development happening there. It's still garbage, but you know. It's garbage that stray cats would eat
Given Google's current trajectory with Android, I'm not sure the smugness is so warranted unless you either have no phone or you're one of the few that uses a Linux mobile OS. Also, yes I know Android is based on Linux but that isn't stopping Google from locking it down as tightly as iOS
Fuck that ai artist watermark
FTFY
Windows gives me more control over my machine, but iOS actually works, and gives me the UNIX-like command line. Still sticking with Linux though because it gives me even more control.
I think you mean to say macOS. iOS is the mobile OS and doesn't have CLI (by default).
Whoops yeah indeed.
Not just UNIX-like, but actual UNIX.
IIRC there were some UNIX-certified Linux distros out there too, not sure if they're still around.
Idk if that argument still applies thanks to windows 11. They're making control over your machine more and more restricted and more AI controlled. Really hate the way windows is going.
I’ve been using Linux, Mac, and Windows simultaneously for over a long damn time and I say this:
Mac
Mac terminal is still Linux and you can do Linux things with it. I use homebrew stuff all the time - but mostly just do as your told and you’ll be happier. Also, it really helps if you have a few extra pesos in your pocket. I mostly use little Linux boxes to do Linux things rather than Macs. I use Macs more when Apple has decided they like computers and they work great. I move away when they see something shiny and start to depreciate what I have already bought. I will NEVER forget how bad they screwed me with Aperture. However, the Mac Mini is a great product and I use it for what it’s good at.
Windows
NT 4 was peak Windows. As far as I’m concerned, there is nothing outside of equipment OS that can’t do. Also, nothing useful added to Windows since then really works as promised. (Unlike Mac) Excel is still as slick as a cat’s ass and they keep making it better. It doesn’t work on other OS platforms as well.
Linux
It is only for people who love computers. Believe it or not, not everyone does.
If someone tells you they're an iOS user, there's a 99% chance they use Apple products and a 1% chance they're a network admin.