Honest answer, I seldom need anything that doesn't come with the Mac. I use ElGato TV recording software for Video. I used to do a lot of Filemaker Pro stuff, and Hypercard before that. But the last few years my skill level has declined, since I retired.
There are programs that people need, or seem to need on the PC, But I have never had need of any of them, I do however have XP installed via Parallels, for that occasional Explorer web site.
I replace equipment at least every three years, just for the heck of it, I no longer buy top line Mac Pros, iMacs do just fine for my needs, and pass on the older stuff to people that need them. They usually run another 5 years or so. Trouble free unless the receiver has never used a computer before, and yes, there are people in my age bracket that fit that description.
Thanks for the honest answer.
I know the artistic/ music crowd likes the Mac’s.
I’ve worked on just about everything
(we still get the occasional SUN SPARCstation through here)
but the majority of universities and gov’t agencies seem to use pc’s.
(or maybe the Mac’s just don’t need fixing!)