If you’re a longtime Windows user, there will be adjustments to make in your computing behaviors and procedures. Android phones get good support in Windows 10’s Your Phone app, which does support SMS messaging, but Microsoft hasn’t been able to get similar functionality for the iPhone yet. Sticking with all Apple products also lets you easily send video and audio using AirPlay, and files and photos using AirDrop.

You can do a lot of that with Skype, which offers a good iPhone app, but that doesn’t work with standard SMS messages from your phone. Tie-ins include the ability to answer text messages from the computer, make FaceTime calls, and see notifications. By contrast, Windows needs to support literally millions of hardware combinations and a much more enormous range of software, including legacy programs and AAA games.Īnother reason to seriously consider moving to a Mac is if you’re an iPhone user.

A lot of that stems from the hardware coming from the same company that makes the OS software. Just as slick as Apple’s hardware is its macOS operating system, and in many cases, it requires less tinkering and troubleshooting than Windows. Though the selection of form-factors isn’t quite as wide as for Windows 10 PCs, the Mac line makes up for that in its refined hardware that includes appealing members such as the all-in-one iMac, the slender MacBook Air, and the upcoming, extremely powerful, and surprisingly upgradeable Mac Pro. No different is the aura surrounding the company’s high-priced Mac personal computer line. Just look at how the Apple Watch uses the terminology of expensive timepieces ( crown, complications).

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