Author Considers Abandoning Windows as It No Longer Serves Their Work Needs
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Summary
The author, a Mac user who works with CUDA-related activities, explains that while they use Windows machines for specific technical work, they've realized that nothing ties them to Windows anymore. They deploy exclusively to Linux servers in their business and commercial work, and Windows provides no benefits to their workflow. The article details their technical setup and concludes that they could completely abandon Windows without any negative impact on their work or daily life.
Key quotes
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Deployment-wise 100% of what I deploy to are Linux boxes on the business and commercial side, like pretty much all the industry.
The moment has arrived where I use literally zero facilities of Windows in my day to day work or life.
I primarily use Apple Macs — while Tahoe was a regression and Apple is an extremely greedy company, the hardware is superb and the chips remain simply the best all around — but a lot of my work entails CUDA-related activities.
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