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I agree with you.

1. I run Arch Linux on windows vis WSL which provides pacman as a package manager. Pacman is way better than homebrew.

2. Docker runs much faster on windows compared to Mac.

3. My Mac will freeze up at times, while ctrl+alt+del always works on windows.

4. I am no longer limited to the crappy gpu options on Mac and can actually do gaming on my laptop.

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Agreed. BTW if you're looking for a apt/brew like experience on Windows proper, try chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/

(Obviously there's also the Windows store, which is not bad for GUI programs, but for more developer-type stuff - e.g. installing python - chocolatey is great.)

I love chocolatey and use it quite a bit. But I like Arch Linux's AUR more because it contains way more packages. Though Microsoft also seems to be on their way to make their own

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-package-m...

It's a different use case - use Chocolatey to manage native windows installers - it's more like brew casks.

I prefer scoop myself. Everything is isolated to the users profile. Check it out.

https://scoop.sh/

Hasn't WinGet superceded Choco of late?

WinGet isn't publicly available yet.

Isn't it? https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli

Scoop is a good option too IMO.

If you find yourself in a Mac again I'd really recommend nix over homebrew

+1 for docker under Wsl2 is way better than macos

For what it’s worth, the GPU thing can be solved using an eGPU on Intel macs — but the thermal throttling and CPU perf basically killed that dead in the water for me; I was running an RX 590 which worked brilliantly, but gaming itself was lacking sadly.

Gave up and built a mini ITX box next to my laptop. Swap DisplayPort, swap one USB-C, done!

You might enjoy the backstory to the Windows task manager:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23304536

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