Based on my personal observations, the amount of tinkerers and hobbyists using Macs is on the rise. Luckily out of necessity, people have created Mac versions of those programs. Again, while Boot Camp can cover this, running Boot Camp for some of these programs can seem quite overkill. There are a few programs that would be difficult to get by without that only run on Windows (or are better suited for hardware on Windows). However for most tinkering and hobby level electronics, the expensive stuff is not needed.
Even if we did need something like that, a utility called Boot Camp allows users to run Windows on Macintosh computers. Don't get me wrong, it would be nice, but not necessary. But what about those working on the hobby or tinkerer level? We're probably not going to need a seat of Solidworks for our home automation project or a QuadCopter. Rightfully so, most of the higher end software does not have OSX compatibility. I usually retort with something along the lines of "I'm going go to the Genius Bar and tell them what jerks you guys are" or something playful like that.Įngineering types have relied more on Windows and Linux than OSX machines up until now. More times than not, I'll receive some form of ridicule for some feature of OSX (or for the fact that I use Yahoo as my homepage). Every Monday morning, I sit down in the largest conference room at SparkFun, unpack my Macbook Pro, the power adapter for it, and the VGA interface cable to connect to the projector in anticipation for pitching new products to the engineers.
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