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Windows (7, mostly). I also run Ubuntu on servers and in a Virtualbox for development.

I've been meaning to move over to a MacBook for a long time now, since I love the iPhone, love the look-and-feel of the MacBook Air, and because so many programmers are moving to them.

The problem is, I've been so reliant on Windows for so long, and have so many modifications and workflows that I set up, that I honestly think it would take me months of work to get to the same comfort level in OSX, assuming that I even could get all the features working there. Is it really worth it?



I don't know anything about how heavily you've modified Windows, but I just switched to OS X from Win7 a month ago. This is after only ever using Windows. I was surprised by how easily I made the switch. I know Lion gets mixed reviews from long time Mac users, but I'm a huge fan.


Well, I have autohotkey modifications which give me a vim-like keyboard everywhere, add all sorts of shortcuts to switch to my most-used windows (browser, editor, etc.). Plus I have programs for everything I need to do, etc.

Honestly, the two biggest problems I have with switching are my AutoHotKey customizations, and Total Commander, which afaik doesn't exist for OSX.




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