I'm bilingual in Windows and the Mac, and I use both every day, but when I have to choose one or the other-for example, when packing a laptop-I choose a Mac with the Mac version of Microsoft Office installed.
Mac and Windows If you're choosing a new computer and deciding between a Windows 10 machine and a Mac, then the choice is more complicated.
But, unless you're really impatient, it's always safest to wait to upgrade until Apple releases the first point release, which typically arrives three or four weeks after the initial launch. If you already have a Mac dating back to 2010 (or a MacBook or iMac from late 2009), an upgrade to Sierra gives you dozens of advantages-including faster performance-and, as far as I can tell, no major disadvantages. The biggest change is the addition of Siri, Apple's voice-activated assistant, now accessible from Mac laptops and desktops after a long residence on the iPhone and iPad. If you've been using OS X for years, everything except the name in macOS Sierra will look familiar, though with notable improvements throughout. Now the newly renamed macOS joins iOS, tvOS, and watchOS in the tightly interconnected Apple ecosystem. With the advent of Sierra as a free download from the App Store, OS X is no more. When you upgrade your Apple computer to macOS Sierra, the hardest thing you'll have to learn is its name.
