But it’s not some luxury good that only people in the “SV bubble” can afford.
If I were serious about being cross platform, why wouldn’t I just buy a Mac since it can run Windows, Linux and Mac software and I can build both Android and iOS software?
You don’t even have to buy a new Mac. You can always buy a used 2014 Mac Mini.
> If I were serious about being cross platform, why wouldn’t I just buy a Mac since it can run Windows, Linux and Mac software and I can build both Android and iOS software?
I personally wouldn't buy one as it's not worth the money performance-wise [1], and I don't like Mac hardware/software in the first place.
> You don’t even have to buy a new Mac. You can always buy a used 2014 Mac Mini.
It's still a shame to have to spend $300+ to use an underpowered 6 year old machine while I have perfectly capable Ryzen cores sitting here idle.
[1] - 8GB and 4-core i5 for a Macbook at the same price of my 32GB and 8-core Ryzen 4750U current laptop. A maxed out MBP, still not reaching the same CPU/GPU specs as my T14 is over 1000eur more expensive.
If I were serious about being cross platform, why wouldn’t I just buy a Mac since it can run Windows, Linux and Mac software and I can build both Android and iOS software?
You don’t even have to buy a new Mac. You can always buy a used 2014 Mac Mini.