There is some truth to that. But development isn't always an improvement. Windows took a wrong turn with Windows 8, and the Windows 10 UI still hasn't recovered from that mistake. Not to mention things like the lock screen which is totally useless on a desktop (except for showing ads) and cannot be disabled any longer, or the forced telemetry and other dubious privacy practices, or the lack of user control over updates. There are also quite a few UI features that work much better on MacOS (such as mutiple desktops).
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The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming
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While I'll agree that telemetry and registers are still a problem, I have no problem with the UI and multiple displays with my GPU. Lock screen is never activated and updates can be delayed but Windows 10 does eat a lot of bandwidth data.
Sure there are gripes with all OS's but Windows 10 have made great strides which drew me back. I swore after I left XP after using Windows back to when it was DOS, I would never return, but using 10 from the Insider program showed progress that impressed me. I use it on my Hackintosh to run games and other Windows programs. I still enjoy macOS even though nothing new besides the AFS been added. I also enjoy using Linux Mint because of the savings in hardware resources and it's apps.
There were many improvements and additions to OS X when I first moved to it but in the last couple of years there has really been nothing.
How did you manage that? Since the 1607 update, I haven't been able to disable the damn thing.
Delayed but not disabled. And a few weeks later it forces you to update no matter what, sometimes breaking things in the process (especially with the large "feature updates" that are now supposed to arrive in 6 month intervals). Some users need stability. In enterprises, just validating a new OS usually takes longer than 6 months.
MacOS actually had a lot of improvements under the hood over the years, such as much improved security through SIP, the Metal API, or Continuity/Handoff. And there have been numerous refinements in the UI and various stock apps such as Notes.
I assume by AFS you mean APFS? I wouldn't recommend to use this just yet if reliabilty is important, since it hasn't been fully validated for MacOS yet by Apple (although I agree it has a lot of improvement potential).
See this:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6567-enable-disable-lock-screen-windows-10-a.html
Important to update for security.
I haven't had any issues with it.
I'm aware of these, but as the article says, the first two methods don't work anymore (unless you somehow get access to the Enterprise version which isn't available for retail customers), and the last two don't disable the lock screen on startup where it's most annoying.
But the thing is that they force *feature updates* on you. In every other operating system (including MacOS and earlier Windows versions) users can stay on a "point release" for years and still receive security updates. Linux distributions such as Ubuntu have LTS versions for that reason.
Well, for one thing you can't use Filevault on APFS volumes. There are also still some issues having to do with the case sensitivity.
you didn't read through the comments. I guess I don't understand what's so hard at entering a pin. I have used a 4 digit
pin.
Yeah I get that....just the price you pay.
I don't use Firevault. Any important information is kept on my server. I'm retired so I don't have to keep work files on my computer. I wouldn't recommend it to use as the only file system for work machines. It will be out of Beta once macOS gets the fall update.
It's not hard, it's just stupid on a computer (as opposed to a tablet). Just a useless screen I have to click away every single time before being able to log in. I have no idea what they were thinking when they took away the option to disable it via group policy (probably just so they can force their ads down our throat).
I hear people talk about adds all the time but I never see any? I must have turned off the right switch. lol
I see "ads" for pretty places to visit, if that counts?
Have you seen any for the new Mac mini? I hear it's almost certainly coming.
I think they are going to start on the new Mini, AFTER they get done with the Mac Pro.
Probably right. They will probably start on the Mac Pro next year, after they are finished with reimagining the iPod.
I know you can actually drive 7 screens on the prodesk 600. we have one at work running a pair matrox triplehead2go units hooked into a pair of display ports on the R9 GPU. and one out on HDMI
Yes but what ones are you using?
My point is I could have 1000x USB ports on a computer but this doesn't make it better than a computer with 2 if I only use 1.
Huh. I currently have a USB keyboard, a USB mouse, a USB sound card, one of my USB cell phone cords, an external USB HD, and a USB hub plugged into my Mini (some of these items are plugged into the hub, not the Mini). I had a bunch more items plugged in previously, but I've been moving away from my Minis to other computers.
In a world where most devices today have at least one USB port for communications / recharge, it is extremely useful for your main computer to be able to connect directly to all of these devices.
And both of those things may be pushed back due to... new watchband colors.
It's really sad how the watchbands are both a joke that's been beaten to death, dragged around by a bunch of horses, reheated, beaten to death again, reborn as a zombie... and TRUTH. 
"Welcome to WWDC. We would like to begin by introducing our new watchbands!"
"Welcome to WWDC. We would like to begin by introducing our new watchbands!"
Wait until Apple marketing comes up with their new Sinster (for the left wrist) and Dexter (for the right wrist) lines of watchbands. That will be the next "... and one more thing ...".
You are effectively wearing a computer on your wrist. We believe the apt comparison is to call it... a Mac Mini!
Well, heck, if Apple wanted to make the Mini a contender for the desktop workstation crowd, they would have done that a long time ago. The 2014 "update" took several steps to ensure that the Mini would never be competitive with devices such as, for example, the iMac.
It wouldn't be hard to fit iMac-level hardware into a small enclosure like the Mini. Intel certainly did so with their Skull Canyon NUC (which is, in several ways, superior to the most powerful iMacs available). Since Apple has consistently refused to do this in the past, I don't see why they would suddenly change their minds in the future.
Keyboard, Mouse, external USB 3.0 hard drive, iPad/iPhone/iPod, web cam, headset. That's 6 right there. Already 2 more than my 2010 Mac mini had available. My point is, if I want to add additional devices to my computer, I can easily do that without needing a powered hub.
The form factor of the computer is larger than that of a Mac mini, but it meets my needs better than the Mac mini did. If Apple were to release MacOS as an option for non-Apple computers, I might be inclined to run it. But the hardware options Apple offers for sale do not meet my needs/wants.
I don't disagree, but just for the sake of argument (while we await the new mac mini, almost certainly coming), the Apple mind appears to be in flux. My guess is that Apple had it in mind to dump the Mac Pro and the Mini. But, the Apple mind seems to have, reluctantly, changed due to the large number of people they have offended and irritated, and may have realized that killing off a perfectly good part of the business for no good reason is foolish. But now that the Apple mind is changing, who knows how much it will change or where it will go? After all, it's a really good mind, with all the best words such as "amazing" and "magical." There may be some surprises for us in the new Mac Mini.