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> At least here in the US, the majority of developers daily drive macs on their desktop.

Not according to statista.com (I am not a registered user, but it looks like you could register for no cost, in order to check the source):

https://www.statista.com/statistics/869211/worldwide-softwar...

Windows is the majority OS for development, with Unix/Linux and Mac being close to equal, but both considerably less than Windows.

This is also consistent with the 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/):

Under the "Operating System" heading it says:

  "Windows is the most popular operating system for developers, across both personal and professional use."
[edited to include Stack Overflow survey]

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eyjafjallajokul11/21/2024

They said "in the US". The data you have provided says "Worldwide" which doesnt prove the point about the US.

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