>> By the end of the month I had gone slightly loopy (seriously - MacBook withdrawl is real),
After being on Mac for about a decade, it only took a week of using Windows full time before going back on the Mac felt foreign to me.
If I spent a week or so full time on the Mac, the reverse would probably happen.
These days I only care that my main tools work on whatever operating system I use (it's a great era for end users now that so many tools are cross platform). There are things about every OS'es main UI that bug me, so I don't find myself being loyal to any one particular OS.
Mac hardware is great! But I find using OS X is like trying to juggle with handcuffs compared to the Windows.
IMHO In their quest for simplicity, that have made a very good GUI for users, but hell for professional developers who DON'T only use the command line. One of my lifelong friends swears by his MBP, but he only uses the command line.
I think that depends on your view. IMO, Apple generally does make some of the best hardware in terms of quality and design, but there are exceptions.
The Mac Pro garbage can, for example. I don't know why they chose to make an art piece to replace the incredibly functional and expandable tower that existed before.
Another example is the early 2011 Macbook Pro 15" with discrete GPU, which had serious overheating problems that they just pretended didn't exist for more than three years.
After being on Mac for about a decade, it only took a week of using Windows full time before going back on the Mac felt foreign to me.
If I spent a week or so full time on the Mac, the reverse would probably happen.
These days I only care that my main tools work on whatever operating system I use (it's a great era for end users now that so many tools are cross platform). There are things about every OS'es main UI that bug me, so I don't find myself being loyal to any one particular OS.