PROGRAMMING: They are awesome for development. If you need to test multiple platforms (web dev for example), the mac is the best machine for it as you can use Bootcamp/Virtualbox/VMware to test on other os'es (...)

As machines for development, what opinion do Macs deserve?

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They are awesome for development.

If you need to test multiple platforms (web dev for example), the mac is the best machine for it as you can use Bootcamp/Virtualbox/VMware to test on other os'es