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callahad on Jan 27, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Power user replacements for OS X default apps

> Why use a Mac if you're just going to use third party software that's often crossplatform?

They're not the only reasons, but the industrial design and battery life of Apple notebooks are quite compelling.

sudont on Jan 27, 2011 [–]

A handful of friends who dev in C# use MBPs with Windows 7 on them.

This... can cause issues with pro-mac network admins, one had a minor freak-out when the first thing my buddy did with his 2.5k laptop was to use a 3rd-party bootloader to remove all traces of OS X.

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