The future sometimes has many a strange path, for me, it's my Mac, its 6 years old, and has a few years left on it, but will I replace it, good question, with a simple answer, repacing it with a PC is just not an option, having used them at various workplaces, I am burned, so my options are a Chromebook or Mac.
Google Chrome gives almost all I need, except for CAD, Vectorworks my preferred package runs on Mac and Windows, and as the latter will not ever enter my thoughts, I have to look at Mac, the new Macbook Air is a huge pull.
My Asus flip just works, and its almost a 1/4 of the price of my Mac, so you might think its a no brainer, besides, I have a Pixel 3 and at least two Google speaker things that I can talk to, plus Google cast on the TV, so it's my prime platform, I tried to do everything on the Asus flip, and to a large extent I achieved it, but Chrome OS is not as slick as the Mac OS, and I just crept back to the Mac OS because it was simpler to do things.
Openeing my CAD files is a real pain when the files are located in Google Drive, but located in Mac OS drive they just open.
I like the Mas OS, its far superior to Chrome, but it's a closed system despite what Apple says, I like working there but I just can't share the way I can on Google Drive, oh did I say I also have all my domain names listed on Google plus I publish my web sites on the free, yes free system linked to my google registered domain names. dragging in my slides, and pdf doc and photos just work's, Apple does not come close, but the Mac is where I prefer to work.
The Mac however does link well with some things, I have all my mail into Apple Mail, it's very good and links at least 3 mail accounts, I have two main calendars, mine and the Universities, all in Apple's calendar.
Chrome works well on the mac, so I can easily interact with google drive and all the films I have purchased are now located on YouTube, so I tend to watch them on the Mac.
The Asus Flip still has a year or so left in it, so it stays, the Mac might last another year so it stays as my main workhorse interacting between Mac OS and Google, fragmented I know but it works.
The Mac is my travel machine. Android OS is good, and I use it for working around the house, I have a study and unplugging the mac is a pain but the Mac OS has the edge, so I use that on holidays and if I need to travel, and as my main workhorse in the study.
So how will I progress, Google Pixel 6 is now out, the reviews are stunning, my current phone a Pixel 3 is fine but at some point in need of an upgrade. I am undecided if I go Pixel or iPhone. The obvious route is iPhone seeing as most of my files are located on the Mac.
I live on the fence, with Apple just stays in front but Google is always there.
Complicated I know, if you're now confused, welcome to my world, living between two OS systems.
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