DexterPark wrote: » This can start some arguments, but whatever, let's be real. I've been a Windows user for a while, heck, I've even worked for Microsoft! Not only would I recommend avoiding the company, I would strongly suggest avoiding the products! Look, a Mac is basically a usable form of Linux. It has a UI that doesn't suck, and all the built in network engineering tools you could ever need! And god forbid you learn automation and bump your salary by 30%, what platform do you see most Ansible, Python, Javascript, Puppet, chef users, etc? 1) Putty? You mean ssh x.x.x.x -l username 2) Windows/Android = ~100k /yr 3) It works. Like, at a high level. (If you see someone trying to run Docker on Win10...RUN!) 4) brew install...pip install....parallel....What else do you need? 5) Dota, Stellaris, XCOM, all work on Mac. Steam works on Mac. Why are you on WinBLOWS? It used to be the old stereotype that only idiots had Macs, now it's the best in class IT professionals (Not all, BUT MOST!). Apple does $230 billion in revenue, Microsoft does $90 and has been around the exact same amount of time. Numbers don't lie.
NetworkingStudent wrote: » I would like to get MAC, but may they're VERY expensive. Why are they so expensive? Apple makes Macs hard to upgrade/ repair VS PCs....why? I have run across a lot of IT pros that hate apple and MACS..why? Do Macs integrate well in a AD environment?
DexterPark wrote: » It used to be the old stereotype that only idiots had Macs, now it's the best in class IT professionals (Not all, BUT MOST!). Apple does $230 billion in revenue, Microsoft does $90 and has been around the exact same amount of time. Numbers don't lie.7
DexterPark wrote: » 1) You've got to spend money to make money. 2) Because they make $230 billion /yr. I am also pissed off that I have to buy the charging cable separate from the base station, but if that's the price to avoid all the trash OS's I'll buy twice! 3) "Salting is used because most bacteria, fungi and other potentially pathogenic organisms cannot survive in a highly salty environment". 4) Yes. MacBooks support AD integration but then again, waterboarding works on everyone.
DexterPark wrote: » Look, a Mac is basically a usable form of Linux.
Iristheangel wrote: » Personally, if I want Linux I'll get a PC and slap Linux on it or throw it on a VM.
technogoat wrote: » I use a laptop with only MSDOS installed what you going to do about that?
networker050184 wrote: » Would I spend a ton of my own money on one though? Not likely.
ITSec14 wrote: » I'll admit that MacBook Pro's are pretty slick, but you don't get much for your money.
DexterPark wrote: » This can start some arguments, but whatever, let's be real. I've been a Windows user for a while, heck, I've even worked for Microsoft! Not only would I recommend avoiding the company, I would strongly suggest avoiding the products! Look, a Mac is basically a usable form of Linux. It has a UI that doesn't suck, and all the built in network engineering tools you could ever need! And god forbid you learn automation and bump your salary by 30%, what platform do you see most Ansible, Python, Javascript, Puppet, chef users, etc? 1) Putty? You mean terminal, ssh x.x.x.x -l username 2) Windows/Android = ~100k /yr 3) It works. Like, at a high level. (If you see someone trying to run Docker on Win10...RUN!) 4) brew install...pip install....parallel....What else do you need? 5) Dota, Stellaris, XCOM, all work on Mac. Steam works on Mac. Why are you on WinBLOWS? It used to be the old stereotype that only idiots had Macs, now it's the best in class IT professionals (Not all, BUT MOST!). Apple does $230 billion in revenue, Microsoft does $90 and has been around the exact same amount of time. Numbers don't lie.7
