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Expert Member
After various virus attacks that may or may not be legitimate as false positives is a reality for all of us that our computers are an important part of our lives and for some of us our livelihood.
I am looking to jump ship to Apple. I know nothing of the platform the OS and its abilities. I only know what YouTube is willing to publish and that is not much when it comes to real functionality for someone like myself that is a total and complete noob with Apple.
I know there is an apple tax but I don't know if it is once-off or monthly.
Tools I work with:
Android Studio,
Unreal 5
Unity
blender
Visual studio.
These tools are connected to my primary income as I do projects for private clients. Can I work with all of these pieces of software on a Mac?
Edit. [insert wall of text here:]
I see I am being accused of a lot of things. So I added the following:
Despite the many allegations I do not download or use pirated software. You can't build a business on it nor is it reliable or stable. But I see this goes into the echo chamber as fact sadly. I cannot change your mind on this because people here love drama and make unfounded accusations all the time.
I use legitimate streaming services that I pay for. I use legitimate software that I paid for. I earn good money with the things I do that are not coding-related. I don't know what else to say. I really don't.
The truth is sometimes something sneaks in. It can be from a friend or a family member and even if I scan the thumb drive it is not 100% safe. There can be a virus on it that the antivirus does not know about yet. As good as they are they are not perfect. Just please keep this in mind moving forward.
As for the accusation of procrastination. I am reliable only on myself. I cannot afford to procrastinate and work 20 hours a day easily every day. This includes my actual income as I have a fair amount of equipment that I generate income with. I still have to create the products and deliver them. I only work locally because the products are fragile and cannot be shipped. Thanks to my technical know-how, few can compete. But as stuff gets cheaper and easier to use it is important to diversify my skills so that I can continue to live.
I am not asking for the sun and the moon. All I wanted to know was what the apple tax is. So that I can make a sound decision. Now many of you said "Never ask for advice on a Forum" Yet even Reddit in its current sad state does have many good people that try to answer honestly and provide as much detail as possible. The problem is South Africa has many factors many Reddit users can't account for. Simply put they don't live here. We do, so we can be cool about it and help each other out or this continues and the value of the forum diminishes alongside the quality of the members it attracts.
I am looking to jump ship to Apple. I know nothing of the platform the OS and its abilities. I only know what YouTube is willing to publish and that is not much when it comes to real functionality for someone like myself that is a total and complete noob with Apple.
I know there is an apple tax but I don't know if it is once-off or monthly.
Tools I work with:
Android Studio,
Unreal 5
Unity
blender
Visual studio.
These tools are connected to my primary income as I do projects for private clients. Can I work with all of these pieces of software on a Mac?
Edit. [insert wall of text here:]
I see I am being accused of a lot of things. So I added the following:
Despite the many allegations I do not download or use pirated software. You can't build a business on it nor is it reliable or stable. But I see this goes into the echo chamber as fact sadly. I cannot change your mind on this because people here love drama and make unfounded accusations all the time.
I use legitimate streaming services that I pay for. I use legitimate software that I paid for. I earn good money with the things I do that are not coding-related. I don't know what else to say. I really don't.
The truth is sometimes something sneaks in. It can be from a friend or a family member and even if I scan the thumb drive it is not 100% safe. There can be a virus on it that the antivirus does not know about yet. As good as they are they are not perfect. Just please keep this in mind moving forward.
As for the accusation of procrastination. I am reliable only on myself. I cannot afford to procrastinate and work 20 hours a day easily every day. This includes my actual income as I have a fair amount of equipment that I generate income with. I still have to create the products and deliver them. I only work locally because the products are fragile and cannot be shipped. Thanks to my technical know-how, few can compete. But as stuff gets cheaper and easier to use it is important to diversify my skills so that I can continue to live.
I am not asking for the sun and the moon. All I wanted to know was what the apple tax is. So that I can make a sound decision. Now many of you said "Never ask for advice on a Forum" Yet even Reddit in its current sad state does have many good people that try to answer honestly and provide as much detail as possible. The problem is South Africa has many factors many Reddit users can't account for. Simply put they don't live here. We do, so we can be cool about it and help each other out or this continues and the value of the forum diminishes alongside the quality of the members it attracts.
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