Comment by maram | Hacker News Reader

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>Freedom from Mac hardware dependency.

I view this as positive and negative.

It resonates with me because users should have the freedom. I ran Boston Sketch meetups https://www.meetup.com/Sketch-Design-Boston/ for two years and several users couldn’t participate because they were using windows.

I see it as a problem because designing on windows puts you in a different state of mind and atmosphere...and one way or another we are products of our environment.

I found out that the environment of windows reflects negatively on design.

I worked at TBWA advertising, I had a startup, and I recruit many freelancers all the time...

When I look at designers portfolios I can immediately know whether they are/were using Windows or Mac.

For design Mac is the winner.

For crunching numbers nothing beats Windows excel.

That's sounds very pretentious. I work at a product company, I ask my team (and myself) to use paper and pencil, which could be on any scrappy piece of paper or notebook.

This discussion is not about Windows vs Mac, and those who still discuss that, have not really moved with times.

[Edit] FWIW, I'm a Sketch user, adopted it very early. Now I have started using Figma on my Mac which already has Sketch; and I find it very liberating (can continue work when I move from home-office-home, without needing to carry a 3 pound machine), and also see no difference in my productivity - no performance issues, all features present that I need.

The fact that you suggest pencil and paper indicates you do actually see that the working environment makes a difference, however pretentious you may find it.

Are they really 'environment'? They are tools which do not place any restriction on where and when you can use them.

Choice of tools can be seen as part of the environment, in the sense that they affect the mindset and approach.

As in, if i choose to use a pencil, i’m creating a different kind of mental and immediate physical environment for myself to work in than if i sit in front of a computer.

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