alt Hacker NewsMy son went to college with his Mac. But a bunch of the courses required running Windows software. So we had to get him a PC as well.
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ezfe • yesterday at 7:58 PM
That's crazy, must be a specific field? The overwhelming majority of college degrees don't require Windows.
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danaris • yesterday at 4:29 PM
What software being taught in colleges today (outside of highly specialised niches) requires Windows?
Stats software is cross-platform or open-source.
Art programs are cross-platform or open-source.
Office suites are cross-platform or browser-based.
Unless you're specifically trying to learn Windows development, dev tools are cross-platform and open source.
15 years ago, what you describe was probably quite common. Today, it's almost completely disappeared.
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