Windows 10 Support Ends October 14, 2025
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Haven't had a the need to turn on my windows virtual since 2019. In fact I didn't migrate the virtual machine instance when my Mac at work got replaced last August.
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Same here, I have two of them sitting in a closet that haven't been touched since I retired a couple of years ago and I don't miss it at all.
Apparently Apple is benefiting from this:
www.tomshardware.com
They’re not the only one of course, but that means someone is switching to Mac rather than getting a Win11 PC.
Microsoft's decision to axe Windows 10 is driving Apple PC sales growth — users buy Macs instead of AI PCs despite Microsoft’s push for Copilot+ PCs
Frustrated Windows 10 users are jumping ship to macOS.
They’re not the only one of course, but that means someone is switching to Mac rather than getting a Win11 PC.
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I kind of ... like it?
I guess - maybe - I'd say, I don't mind it at all to the point I definitely do not dislike it and feel more positive that just complete ambivalence.
I pivoted back to Windows a few years ago, just to simplify some work related things, got used to it, got it nicely dialed in (no crapware, a solid set of tools, utilities), and it's fun for the occasional Helldivers 2 session 
Since I'm not doing any Apple related development any longer (and haven't for years now), and my professional and fun uses working out great, I haven't been compelled to get another Mac for now. We still have quite a few around the house, MBA, MBP, my Mini (which does daily Plex/HomeBridge/device-backup chores), still dig on them - and maybe, after I really REALLY retire and finish my YA novel, I'll swap back to a nice MBP
I posted the below in an odd place, I think it has better context here (now edited), and often times, the hardware underneath Winders™ can really make the experience so much worse:
I had the need/desire to get another Windows machine (mostly for the wife to use, but a lightweight road machine for me too since we travel so much), my reasons have some business justification, I won't get into that here. I was shopping several options from the usual suspects (HP, Lenovo, etc.), wound up back at Lenovo, my main dev machine is one, the service options are outstanding, it's been pretty flawless, so made sense to shop another.
Primary desire, killer battery life, solid performance, good/great display and trackpad.
Wound up with a Lenovo X9-15, Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, 3K/120Hz OLED with touch/DV/HDR, anti-glare, 15.3", the better "buttonless" glass trackpad, a fingerprint reader and an IR ("Hello" compliant) cam, 1TB, great array of USB/TB ports, HDMI, WiFi7, Win11 Pro.
The display is stunning, the trackpad is very good, the battery life is fantastic, it's getting near MBA levels of use time for about the same tasks (during my initial setup, I ran it for 2 days about 6-7 hours each day, lots of download/install type tasks, was only down to about 40% after that). It's ~3lbs, slim, very quiet (mostly no fan activity), the Core SOC is solid, and the integrated GPU is shockingly good, I installed a few graphic intensive games, dialed it down to decently playable levels, and it was not bad (good audio quality too)! Aluminum construction, pretty solid, not a lot of flex, excellent keyboard too. the 15" model has an 80Wh battery, charged via USB.
Even better, a couple of weeks after the purchase, I finally followed back up with CDW, explained the tax free situation (it was purchased during no-tax-month in Florida, Lenovo/Amazon/Apple/etc., handled this automatically at checkout - CDW did not), got to the right person via email, and got refunded the tax!
So my final (tax free) price was $1350 (for a machine that configs to about $2100-2200 with tax) It's insanely good for that price.
(I would add that the wife loves it, uses it for long periods daily, it replaced her aging M1 MBA)
I guess - maybe - I'd say, I don't mind it at all to the point I definitely do not dislike it and feel more positive that just complete ambivalence.
I pivoted back to Windows a few years ago, just to simplify some work related things, got used to it, got it nicely dialed in (no crapware, a solid set of tools, utilities), and it's fun for the occasional Helldivers 2 session Since I'm not doing any Apple related development any longer (and haven't for years now), and my professional and fun uses working out great, I haven't been compelled to get another Mac for now. We still have quite a few around the house, MBA, MBP, my Mini (which does daily Plex/HomeBridge/device-backup chores), still dig on them - and maybe, after I really REALLY retire and finish my YA novel, I'll swap back to a nice MBP
I posted the below in an odd place, I think it has better context here (now edited), and often times, the hardware underneath Winders™ can really make the experience so much worse:
I had the need/desire to get another Windows machine (mostly for the wife to use, but a lightweight road machine for me too since we travel so much), my reasons have some business justification, I won't get into that here. I was shopping several options from the usual suspects (HP, Lenovo, etc.), wound up back at Lenovo, my main dev machine is one, the service options are outstanding, it's been pretty flawless, so made sense to shop another.
Primary desire, killer battery life, solid performance, good/great display and trackpad.
Wound up with a Lenovo X9-15, Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, 3K/120Hz OLED with touch/DV/HDR, anti-glare, 15.3", the better "buttonless" glass trackpad, a fingerprint reader and an IR ("Hello" compliant) cam, 1TB, great array of USB/TB ports, HDMI, WiFi7, Win11 Pro.
The display is stunning, the trackpad is very good, the battery life is fantastic, it's getting near MBA levels of use time for about the same tasks (during my initial setup, I ran it for 2 days about 6-7 hours each day, lots of download/install type tasks, was only down to about 40% after that). It's ~3lbs, slim, very quiet (mostly no fan activity), the Core SOC is solid, and the integrated GPU is shockingly good, I installed a few graphic intensive games, dialed it down to decently playable levels, and it was not bad (good audio quality too)! Aluminum construction, pretty solid, not a lot of flex, excellent keyboard too. the 15" model has an 80Wh battery, charged via USB.
Even better, a couple of weeks after the purchase, I finally followed back up with CDW, explained the tax free situation (it was purchased during no-tax-month in Florida, Lenovo/Amazon/Apple/etc., handled this automatically at checkout - CDW did not), got to the right person via email, and got refunded the tax!
So my final (tax free) price was $1350 (for a machine that configs to about $2100-2200 with tax)
It's insanely good for that price.(I would add that the wife loves it, uses it for long periods daily, it replaced her aging M1 MBA)
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