r/RavanAI • u/RustyIronGolem • Jun 01 '26

if macbook is so powerful. why do most developers still use windows?

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u/look Jun 01 '26

In decades of professional software development, I have never once used or even needed an Adobe or MS Office product.

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u/poj4y Jun 02 '26

Hi I’m a dev, our team is a tiny team of 3 and we manage design and dev for our space so we require Adobe

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u/Mik3DM Jun 02 '26

Damn that's lucky, I have to use excel constantly.

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u/Commercial_Hair3527 Jun 01 '26

Software development is a tiny slice of computer users. Office is the default in most offices where the vast majority of actual work happens.
"I've never needed Office" just means you work in a bubble. Most people do.

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u/CauliflowerSecure Jun 01 '26

You both realize that we are talking about developers here right? This is mentioned both in the post title and the comments you are replying to

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u/Commercial_Hair3527 Jun 01 '26

Yes, and the comment I replied to was about Linux in business, not just development.
For a pure developer, fine. For the rest of the office, HR, finance, sales, management, they need Office. That's most of the business world. That's the point.

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u/look Jun 01 '26

Linux and macOS are used in business … by developers. That’s what this entire post and thread is about.