macOS is a Unix-based operating system, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is designed to run on Macintosh computers, having been pre-installed on all Macs since 2002. Within the market of home computers, and by web usage, macOS is the second most widely used desktop OS after Windows.
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• Top positive commentover 2 years ago • 0 replies
Works seamlessly with macs, bring the best desktop experience I can imagine. The power and functionality is endless, and works perfectly for developing in Apple ecosystem or designing anything
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• Top positive commentabout 5 years ago • 1 reply
I love the look and feel of this OS. I also like that it's built on a UNIX like foundation and got a real Bash terminal to do all the dirty work. This OS makes Windows feel lika a toy.
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So much for doing "the dirty work" in Terminal. Try "sudo rm -rf /Applications/Stocks.app". Apple is gutting admin permissions.
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• Top negative commentover 4 years ago • 0 replies
I purchased a MacBook Pro in 2011 and the experience was like no other. It was horrible. The Mac took ages to turn on and was horribly slow. I am never purchasing another, nor will I reccomend one to a friend. I am currently back to using Windows and missed it for the period in which I used that Mac.
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• Review • 3 months ago • 0 replies
Niche OS. Has some good ideas. Has some bad ideas. There are some programs, but even more are missing. You cannot fix or break your OS, depending on how you see it.
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Steve Jobs was right: OS X would set Apple up for the next 20 years. We are now with macOS 11.
Somebody had to fulfill the prophecy.
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• Review • 8 months ago • 0 replies
its macOS
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• Review • about 2 years ago • 0 replies
For many, many years I've defended Mac OS against the claim that it didn't allow users any "control" over the OS. Suddenly, it's disturbingly true. With Mojave, Apple has dropped the pretense of caring about "power users" and begun gutting admin permissions for even trivial things. You may no longer copy your Time Machine backups into your own backups folder, nor change its permissions. You can no longer remove Apple's apps, even with sudo. That Stocks.app is now "required by MacOS" says it all. You may not express annoyance with any of this in Apple's user forum or the "Ask Different" fanclub. If you do, you will be censored like I was (for nothing worse than saying they had hamstrung admins, and asking how to regain former permissions).
Like Windows, MacOS gets more lipstick at every update, with little attention to core functionality, security (ie, Facetime) or reliability. My current $4k Macbook Pro replaced another one that I returned because it had so many problems I thought it was defective. Turns out a frozen machine is just a Mojave feature, because my new Macbook Pro does the same thing any time I restart with an external monitor attached. In addition to unresponsive black screens, I've seen one kernel panic reboot in the 2 weeks I've had this computer, permissions issues, a Finder freeze, wifi dropping out, and mirroring options won't display in the menu bar. No OS is perfect. I don't hate Windows 10, I don't love it. Same with MacOS. And Linux. But at least Linux didn't just fire a shot across my bow, letting me know they no longer respect my right to administer, configure and repair my own OS, so that's where I'll soon be.
macOS was added to AlternativeTo by Valentin on Sep 22, 2009 and this page was last updated Jan 30, 2021. macOS is sometimes referred to as OS X, OSX, Mac OSX, Mac OS X, Mac OS, Mac, Macintosh, Mojave, Catalina.
Works seamlessly with macs, bring the best desktop experience I can imagine. The power and functionality is endless, and works perfectly for developing in Apple ecosystem or designing anything
I love the look and feel of this OS. I also like that it's built on a UNIX like foundation and got a real Bash terminal to do all the dirty work. This OS makes Windows feel lika a toy.
So much for doing "the dirty work" in Terminal. Try "sudo rm -rf /Applications/Stocks.app". Apple is gutting admin permissions.
Reply written about 2 years ago
I purchased a MacBook Pro in 2011 and the experience was like no other. It was horrible. The Mac took ages to turn on and was horribly slow. I am never purchasing another, nor will I reccomend one to a friend. I am currently back to using Windows and missed it for the period in which I used that Mac.
Niche OS.
Has some good ideas. Has some bad ideas.
There are some programs, but even more are missing.
You cannot fix or break your OS, depending on how you see it.
Steve Jobs was right: OS X would set Apple up for the next 20 years. We are now with macOS 11.
Somebody had to fulfill the prophecy.
its macOS
For many, many years I've defended Mac OS against the claim that it didn't allow users any "control" over the OS. Suddenly, it's disturbingly true. With Mojave, Apple has dropped the pretense of caring about "power users" and begun gutting admin permissions for even trivial things. You may no longer copy your Time Machine backups into your own backups folder, nor change its permissions. You can no longer remove Apple's apps, even with sudo. That Stocks.app is now "required by MacOS" says it all. You may not express annoyance with any of this in Apple's user forum or the "Ask Different" fanclub. If you do, you will be censored like I was (for nothing worse than saying they had hamstrung admins, and asking how to regain former permissions).
Like Windows, MacOS gets more lipstick at every update, with little attention to core functionality, security (ie, Facetime) or reliability. My current $4k Macbook Pro replaced another one that I returned because it had so many problems I thought it was defective. Turns out a frozen machine is just a Mojave feature, because my new Macbook Pro does the same thing any time I restart with an external monitor attached. In addition to unresponsive black screens, I've seen one kernel panic reboot in the 2 weeks I've had this computer, permissions issues, a Finder freeze, wifi dropping out, and mirroring options won't display in the menu bar. No OS is perfect. I don't hate Windows 10, I don't love it. Same with MacOS. And Linux. But at least Linux didn't just fire a shot across my bow, letting me know they no longer respect my right to administer, configure and repair my own OS, so that's where I'll soon be.