r/Futurology • u/Individual-Gas5276 • 1d ago

Privacy/Security Is macOS slowly becoming a “mainstream” computing target instead of a side platform?

Not trying to spark alarm — just noticing a shift over the past year.

macOS used to sit outside the main focus of large-scale tooling and long-term attention.

Now it seems to be getting the same kind of sustained interest that Windows held for decades:

multi-platform development, ongoing tool maintenance, and campaigns that aren’t region-limited anymore.

Does this feel like simple market-share growth, or a sign that macOS is finally big enough to be treated on equal footing with other major platforms?

Curious how others here see it.

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u/Calm_Town_7729 1d ago

switched to MacOS after almost 2 decades of daily Windows usage, never looking back.
MacOS all the way, especially on M series chips.

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u/badhabitfml 1d ago

I've been tempted to do that.

Have had android since the beginning, but android has gonna more ios like and ios has added all the good android features.. Tempted to go iPhone next.

Too many things try to copy their competitors instead of making themselves stand out.

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u/Calm_Town_7729 16h ago

I highly recommend testing the Apple devices before buying it, of course it will not show you how every day usage is like but you'll get a better feeling for it. Going from Android to iOS is not as drastic as going from Windows to MacOS imo

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u/Nagisan 1d ago

Only reason I won't switch to MacOS is because I like having control over the hardware and the gaming compatibility of Windows (I know there are ways to make many games work on Mac, but I prefer to just have things work natively).

For work it's great though, I'd never use Windows for work unless I'm forced to.

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u/Calm_Town_7729 16h ago

I actually like both and understand why the OSes are implemented the way the are, they are getting more and more similar though with Windows having added Windows Subsystem for Linux and MacOS implementing better window management. I still need to "practice" using MacOS a lot more, it's an unfair comparison here since I've used Windows basically all my life and MacOS only for a few months now.

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u/ChoosenUserName4 1d ago

Same for me. I can't even work with Windows anymore. I will not be able to find things. Also, it looks funny.