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It seems the migration to laptops as primary dev box was the biggest driver. The linux driver issues were much more severe when running linux on a laptop (powe
by officialchicken 11y ago
It seems the migration to laptops as primary dev box was the biggest driver.
The linux driver issues were much more severe when running linux on a laptop (power management, CPU C-states, etc). I need dependable wifi, sound, video and other driver updates... I got absolutely tired of wondering wondering if X, network, and/or sound was going to work after each and every minor update.
Apple was/is the only vendor shipping a "working" system in laptop form for a reasonable price.
- acdha 11y agoSeconded – you could see the trend start rolling in the early 2000s at conferences, meet-ups, etc. I knew a number of Linux / BSD users who switched and every single one of them cited driver issues as the primary motivation – having a coherent UI is _nice_ but not having to choose between an hour of battery life or daily kernel panics, playing audio/video easily & stably, etc. was compelling.