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Panagiotis

Well, first of all, it's never too late to become a lawyer if you want to! I'm a fellow programmer as well, worked in the industry for many years, but aside from that I later started video editing, eventually got to do it professionally and now, I'm doing a double major (Economics & Business Administration), and a minor in Law.

I've been using Apple's operating system for more than 15 years now, and to be honest, I neither feel the need nor the desire to switch back to Windows.

While Windows 10 now is a huge improvement, I feel that it comes down to what operating system makes you feel more comfortable and efficient at your work. More or less, either macOS, Windows or Linux are considered pretty stable.

Before I got involved with Graphic design and Video, I was on Linux as well, but then I needed Adobe software, so I had to choose, go back to Windows or switch to Mac?

Keep in mind, that was late 2005, the current version back then was Windows XP and Mac OS X Tiger, both with ups and downs! Apple has just started to switch from PowerPC to Intel-based architecture, so I told to myself, let's give it a shot since I have already tried Windows and Linux, why not trying Mac as well?

I ended up buying the first 17" MacBook Pro, at 2006, and that was the point of no return to me, for some reason I was blown away and I just loved it, I love the OS until today and I'm not willing to move to another OS because I feel very comfortable and stable.

That being said, I will agree with you about the price. Apple's hardware, in comparison to PC hardware at the same price range, is unacceptable in my opinion; thus, I switched to Hackintosh.

For me, switching to Hackintosh was the best decision I've made, regarding computer choices.

If you choose proper hardware, and you set it properly, trust me, you won't have any issues. I run a multimonitor setup, and not only it is stable and smooth but costs the ⅓ of the price that I would have to pay if I were to buy the hardware from Apple.

Of course, you can't legally have a Hackintosh in your office, although there are workarounds, that's why I have a MacBook Pro by my side.

To conclude, it comes down to what you feel comfortable with. I feel that we are at a point where there aren't bad and good operating systems, they are pretty much at the same level, with Linux lacking a bit from a mainstream software support perspective, macOS lacking a lot from a Gaming perspective, and Windows kind of balancing them both without the wow factor that (at least for me), macOS has.