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Windows is getting on your nerves with more and more advertising, with the cloud requirement, with the update requirement, with security problems - you name it. So, should we switch to Apple macOS, Google ChromeOS or Linux? We report on what these systems do better, how they feel and what hurdles we overcame when switching. c't editor Hartmut Gieselmann has known macOS for many years, c't editor Stefan Porteck uses ChromeOS and Linux, moderator and c't editor Jörg Wirtgen recently switched from Windows to macOS. We exchange ideas, describe different ways of working and compare our solutions. Some of it is actually true: Apple lures users with good hardware at quite high prices, ChromeOS is mostly used in the browser, and some applications are missing for Linux. But other things are put into perspective in comparison because all systems are evolving. For example, macOS is by no means always clear and easy to use. And with ChromeOS you don't have to store everything in the Google cloud. And Windows hardware is not necessarily cheaper than Apple's. We exchange ideas, compare, discuss. And at the end we take stock: What would Windows have to change for us to come back? With: Hartmut Gieselmann, Stefan Porteck Moderation: Jörg Wirtgen Production: Ralf Taschke ► The c't article on the topic (paywall): Who should consider switching to macOS and what you should consider: https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2024/2... Guide to Mac selection for switchers and beginners https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2024/2... Virtualize Windows 11 on the Mac https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2024/2... ► c't Magazin: https://ct.de ► c't on Mastodon: https://social.heise.de/@ct_Magazin ► c't on Instagram: / ct_magazin ► c't on Facebook: / ctmagazin ► c't on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heisec.bsky.... ► c't on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ct_magazin ► c't on X/Twitter: / ctmagazin ► c't on paper: everywhere where magazines are available! 0:00 Intro 0:49 Hardware, upgrading, self-construction 3:50 Dependencies and subscriptions from Apple, Google, Microsoft 8:26 Cloud files, what is in which backup 14:00 Which applications are missing under macOS, virtualization 15:48 Games, containers 23:17 Our switchover: reasons, experiences 33:03 Online Office vs. full versions 38:01 Developing and planning for independence 40:29 Security, viruses, Trojans, passwords 47:42 Getting used to Windows, keyboard change 52:30 Behavior of Alt-Tab, virtual desktops 56:50 What would have to happen for us to switch back to Windows 1:00:51 Farewell #macOS #Switchover #ChromeOS