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There may be particular cases that don't work for you. Just like how up the gaming experience on OS X is still garbage after a decade.

- Citrix = https://wiki.winehq.org/Haiku + https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio... [GOLD]

- AnyConnect = OpenConnect

- LibreOffice = This is a good one, there is a port but the general community does not favour porting it because it clashes pretty hard against the BeOS ethos. I would just use google docs. I do almost all my editing including ppts in vim.

- In 5 years I haven't found a need for Java. In the one case it would have been useful for RE work I just wrote a python library to do it instead [https://github.com/tktech/Jawa]

- Same with flash. Haven't run into anything that needed flash in years.

Having apps/suites that only work in one particular environment and aren't available on yours are nothing new. Hasn't stopped the continued development of OS X or Linux that eventually results in ports or alternatives.



> the gaming experience on OS X is still garbage after a decade.

My main use for PCs for almost 2 decades was gaming, and after switching to Macs a few years ago, I can't say I miss much, honestly.

Unless you're complaining about the cost of a Mac, almost every new game has a Mac version on release or soon after launch, and even if it doesn't, CrossOver [1] or another VM will let you play it without having to boot into Windows.

Metal is also proving to be good for native games. [2]

[1] https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac

[2] http://www.cio.com/article/3097642/os-x/macos-metal-api-make...




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