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Originally Posted by lrvalley
I'm running a pre-release version of Win 11 right now. Most of the changes from Win 10 are under the hood and most end users won't ever see them. I had no issues installing, and so far only one old app that has a security issue. This was fixed by simply changing the permissions for the app. Win 10 is a snap to install on anything - as long as it's not a computer from ages ago.
I used Mac for quite a while - even was President for a Mac Users Group for 4 years. It's fine if you like an appliance. It does run very well, but the entire ecosystem is locked down, you can only use specific peripherals, and this means everything is more expensive. And by the way, if you pull out that old Mac from 5 years ago and try to load the latest OS on it, good luck. This is the primary reason most folks have an issue with Win 10. They try to install it on an old machine that doesn't meet the requirements, and then it's the OS's fault.
I went back to Windows, because they are faster, cheaper, have more software available, and I can use virtually any peripheral on them.
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Not to start a Mac vs Windows War.
We have both in our house, and I run Windows on my iMac Pro. I have also run the other way with MacOS on a home-built Windows machine.
I agree with:
". It's fine if you like an appliance."
This is absolutely correct and is exactly what Apple advertises. It is for the other 7 billion people that just want to use the computer without customizing it. There new line of iMac's is a perfect example of this - no upgrades/customization of any kind for the user.
If you want to customize your computer, you should go with Windows. If you are a "serious" geek you should go with Linux (I have several Linux boxes running also, one of them on my iMac Pro alongside Windows 10. All three running simultaneously)
But, when you say:
"And by the way, if you pull out that old Mac from 5 years ago and try to load the latest OS on it, good luck. " - because I assume you mean it won't run if you didn't mean that, then I will apologize because I disagree with your comment. Here is a list of supported Machines that go back to 2013 and 2014.
Windows 11 is much pickier about the hardware it will run on than Windows 10. I have seen 12-year-old homebrew running Windows 10, but I expect a none geek would find it challenging - possible but hard.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
And on:
"I went back to Windows, because they are faster, cheaper, have more software available, and I can use virtually any peripheral on them."
Well, that depends, the new M1 iMacs and Macbook Air will outperform almost any PC in their price range. And if you want a laptop, the MacBook Air M1 gets about 17 to 18 hours on a battery charge.
So, for the important stuff, we are in agreement, each system suits a specific audience.