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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
I want to Switch but have so many questions!
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<blockquote data-quote="Citizen Bleys" data-source="post: 1069475" data-attributes="member: 162033"><p>You could try dual-booting Linux for a while, it's a lot closer to Mac than Windows is, especially if you use AWN to make a "dock" (albeit one that isn't nearly as powerful as the real thing). It also won't be as good for gaming as a Mac, since you'll need to use WINE to run the Windows versions instead of running games ported to run on Mac natively.</p><p></p><p>I gave Microsoft the boot about two years back and have been running Linux exclusively from then up until I got my Mac, and what drew me to Mac is how similar it is to Linux. The learning curve has been pretty easy on me so far; the hardest bit has been finding Mac equivalents to my favorite Linux programs, but if I ever hit a brick wall, I can just use MacPorts to install what I'm already familiar with. You can't do that jumping straight from Windows to Mac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Citizen Bleys, post: 1069475, member: 162033"] You could try dual-booting Linux for a while, it's a lot closer to Mac than Windows is, especially if you use AWN to make a "dock" (albeit one that isn't nearly as powerful as the real thing). It also won't be as good for gaming as a Mac, since you'll need to use WINE to run the Windows versions instead of running games ported to run on Mac natively. I gave Microsoft the boot about two years back and have been running Linux exclusively from then up until I got my Mac, and what drew me to Mac is how similar it is to Linux. The learning curve has been pretty easy on me so far; the hardest bit has been finding Mac equivalents to my favorite Linux programs, but if I ever hit a brick wall, I can just use MacPorts to install what I'm already familiar with. You can't do that jumping straight from Windows to Mac. [/QUOTE]
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