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I so very much hope you are right.

Personally I perceive the shift to a more and more locked down platform (appstore, gatekeeper) a betrayal of the crowd that made OSX a viable desktop alternative through early adoption. I refuse to accept that I have to sign up to the app store before I can get a compiler (xcode).

So I canned OSX for a 2014 xps13 after my most recent mbp meltdown, and finally put my money where my mouth is.

The pain is obviously when I need an iDevice simulator. Unlike MS with its IE compatibility images, Apple hasn't yet taken steps to make this available for everyone.



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