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But the speed to download xcode + updates is related to your Internet speed, surely? Nobody says Linux takes days to set up and then reference their Internet connection...?

I've got fibre, so perhaps I'm biased. Also, I avoid Homebrew/MacPorts etc. because the apps don't fit in with the window manager properly.

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Yes but the parent comment is about installing in minutes vs hours vs days. I proposed my story where it took hours to download Xcode and eventually days to fully get my system setup.

I also once had Fibre then moved to a bigger city without Fibre.

Who doesn't say linux doesn't take days to setup?

I say my OSX took days to setup, if you have a counter anecdote then elaborate.

With that internet speed, it could take days to do anything. :D

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