mayflower@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?message-squaremessage-square583fedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down119
arrow-up1412arrow-down1message-squareWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?mayflower@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square583fedilink
minus-squareredballooon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up59arrow-down17·1 year agoMacOS instead of some Linux distro. Mostly because of the hardware that comes with it, making a neat integrated product.
minus-squareTiefton@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·1 year agoI agree, love the intervonnectivity with iOS, especially AirDrop. And it’s still more comfortable to use than Windows IMO (no forced updates that slow down the shutting down process!).
minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago I agree, love the intervonnectivity with iOS, especially AirDrop. To me, that sort of “feature” is nothing more than a security vulnerability waiting to be exploited. Maybe I just think that because of past trauma from Microsoft products and IoT devices being blatantly insecure, but…
MacOS instead of some Linux distro. Mostly because of the hardware that comes with it, making a neat integrated product.
I agree, love the intervonnectivity with iOS, especially AirDrop. And it’s still more comfortable to use than Windows IMO (no forced updates that slow down the shutting down process!).
To me, that sort of “feature” is nothing more than a security vulnerability waiting to be exploited.
Maybe I just think that because of past trauma from Microsoft products and IoT devices being blatantly insecure, but…