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This really is the problem. The amount of hardware wizardry going on here is going to be nearly impossible to support on GNU/Linux or any POSIX-like OS without
by great_kraken 11y ago
This really is the problem. The amount of hardware wizardry going on here is going to be nearly impossible to support on GNU/Linux or any POSIX-like OS without support from Microsoft. Unfortunately, they don't "get" this, and they operate in a vacuum where they believe that the software they create is just the best thing for everyone.
I honestly have no idea how they operate under this presumption. Are they unaware of the millions of developers using Macbooks purely for this reason?
- dman 11y agoWhy single out Microsoft here? Which other commercial vendor is going out of their way to enable bootstrapping OSS code on their platform?
- great_kraken 11y agoFor me, it's not about FOSS per se, more about the development environment that comes with it; a parent comment even mentioned a hackintosh. It's just that a Windows environment is so radically different from everything else out there that it makes it pretty impossible to realistically conduct work when all the tools are made for OSX and GNU/Linux. I'm only addressing Microsoft with my comment because that's the topic of conversation here. Also, because they're specifically positioning themselves to convert Mac users, and IMO a notable portion of these users are developers who need the POSIX-like ecosystem.
- Domenic_S 11y agoApple gave us boot camp and Windows drivers for MBPs
- vezycash 11y agoNote: Apple license forbids installation of Mac OS on non Apple hardware. If Microsoft did the same, Apple would not have been able to provide the drivers and boot camp. One other thing. Apple NEEDED to ease the transition for Windows users. Without the above factors their laptop sales would be a fraction of what it is today