CRE Professionals, do you use PC vs Mac? Which do you prefer?
Which OS do you prefer for work? Pros and Cons?
[{"id": "ix94l6d", "text": "Excel easier on PC but doable on mac.", "replies": [{"id": "ix9d5y2", "text": "Google sheets?", "replies": [{"id": "ix9dnfu", "text": "I mean that would work fine. In my line of work like Underwriting, almost everything, including client systems are on the Microsoft platform. All  calcs I work in are Microsoft excel.", "replies": [{"id": "ix9e030", "text": "Ah makes sense \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffb", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "ix9l4p6", "text": "Get behind me Satan", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix97cvg", "text": "PC because I'm a PC guy. Also my company uses PC exclusively. I would seriously consider not working for a company that used Mac.\n\nThat said, if you're bringing your own device and you know Mac I can't see a reason why it would be much of an issue.", "replies": [{"id": "ix9ocfk", "text": "I'm the same way lol. One of the guys on our development team uses a Mac", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix9a0da", "text": "PC for Excel", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix9f168", "text": "Excel implementation on Mac is garbage for modeling. \n\nPC is the only answer.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix9f2ky", "text": "I'm still using a pc because I cant figure it all out on my mac.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix9h2w5", "text": "PC all day everyday.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix9h67i", "text": "PC here.  I don't use a mac so can't say how hard it be to do that way but tbh a lot of platforms we have to use are already buggy sometimes.  There are sometimes websites I load in Chrome or edge for example depending on which one less shit breaks in.  Depending what you do expect to work with lots of 3rd parties who give you shit that may not be mac compatible and \"oh how do I do that on a mac\" is probably going to draw a blank stare so expect to spend your time figuring it out.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix9l9uj", "text": "PC is the only way to accomplish serious modeling work and not be a monumental pita.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ix9mnb2", "text": "Depends on what you do. As an analyst, PC was the only reliable option for modeling and Argus. As an asset manager, you can get by if you have a team of analysts doing everything for you or if you\u2019re primarily doing lease negotiations. As an MD, you should use a mac so everyone working downstream of you summarizes their analysis better and doesn\u2019t assume you can or will go through a hundred formulas (half joking).", "replies": [{"id": "ix9npu6", "text": "And if you are C-suite (excluding CFO), only use an iPad because you\u2019re only banging out 6 word (max) emails with your two pointer fingers that include \u201cpls and thx\u201d", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixa4odn", "text": "We are a PC dominated world.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixa6squ", "text": "Mac but I\u2019m in brokerage and grew up using a Mac", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixa7875", "text": "PC because this isn't liberal arts college", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixa8z1d", "text": "MAC for everyday browsing and communicating, PC for Office apps and other programs that won't work on MAC or in WINE.\n\nMAC updates are a LOT quicker. MS updates are slower than molasses.\n\nIMHO.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixa90s9", "text": "Company supplies a PC, I mainly use a mac.  As mentioned, if your heavy on excel PC is the way to go.  Or a windows partition on your Mac.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixab9de", "text": "I run Windows on my Mac. Excel is so much easier to use. I believe Argus can only run on Windows. I would be a pain to run Citrix with Argus.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixaklc0", "text": "Tech guy here, I doubt it makes a difference beyond personal preference. I don't see OS changing productivity or effectiveness. CRE is mostly about the person.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixaxgjk", "text": "This is ez. It\u2019s all built on Microsoft. From device to software. If you need a azure architect ( to outline which services you need, and how things will operate with one another) let me know I have a deal with a Canadian company that\u2019s real good.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixaybyq", "text": "For business, always PC and Android.", "replies": [{"id": "ixb9q87", "text": "No one wants to receive a green bubble text.", "replies": [{"id": "ixerbsr", "text": "True.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixb9nto", "text": "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tsfh1GNvpQ I think of this every time this comes up.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixbhqcf", "text": "Pc for excel, macs are better for coding which I don\u2019t do as much", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixbmytv", "text": "Switched to PC for work. It\u2019s much better for business imo. Was using Mac &amp; gsuite before. I keep Apple for personal now.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixbqjxo", "text": "Mac. Run parallels for excel modeling and have the processing and beauty of a design the mac has. Plus live in one ecosystem. Likely you have an iPhone so you can use iMessage and iCloud services. The software is far more intuitive also. Windows is spaghetti code that needs to be updated \u2014 still looks and feels like the 90s", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixc8d41", "text": "PC. Macs are for artists and children", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixcloij", "text": "Mac+LibreOffice. Are people still not aware of LibreOffice?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ixm3ou1", "text": "PC in the office with dual monitors (must). \n\nMac at home.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]