I felt the way you do for the entire decade of the '00s.
Then I started a job that issued me a MacBook Pro. And got to see, use, and develop for, a shitload of Android and iOS devices, both phones and tablets.
Turns out I'd just never given them a chance.
But yes, I'm sure Apple users are just dumber than you, and that's all it is.
> But yes, I'm sure Apple users are just dumber than you, and that's all it is.
I too fell for the Apple marketing cult. I was excited when I got my first MacBook. To say that I was disappointed would be an understatement. The keyboard felt terrible and broke frequently, the insistence of dongles to make up for the anemic port selection was a constant annoyance, the touchbar was a myopic UX catastrophe, the touchpad was worse than on PC laptops that I've used, the software was outdated, configurability and lack of control was appalling, and it was abundant with boneheaded design decisions that favored form over function. At least the screen was nice. Today it sits gathering dust in the corner.
But yes, I'm sure non-Apple users are just too dumb to appreciate Jobbesian bliss, and that's all it is.
Heh, I was kinda bummed out when I got mine. I'd been developing on Linux for years. That turned around hard in a month or two.
This was well before the super-shitty run they had where they went all-USB-C, Touch Bar (ugh), and ruined their keyboards, though. I'd probably have been a lot less impressed if that was my introduction to their stuff.
The thread is in the context of Apple users insisting that the OP should use a Mac, when the OP has explicitly stated that it does not fit their needs.
Well, sure, because Apple makes it impossible to develop for iOS devices without using a Mac. So you HAVE to fully buy into their ecosystem if you want to develop anything for their mobile phones.
Then I started a job that issued me a MacBook Pro. And got to see, use, and develop for, a shitload of Android and iOS devices, both phones and tablets.
Turns out I'd just never given them a chance.
But yes, I'm sure Apple users are just dumber than you, and that's all it is.