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The fact that this post is on the front page is evidence that the most demanding users of laptops, including software developers, feel they are being IGNORED by

by cs702 10y ago

The fact that this post is on the front page is evidence that the most demanding users of laptops, including software developers, feel they are being IGNORED by Apple. I believe this creates a window of opportunity for other vendors to offer top-of-the-line Linux/Unix-friendly laptops. Many people here, including me, would jump at the chance to buy a high-quality Linux laptop without the MacBook Pro's nonsensical limitations.

wpietri 10y ago
Truth. As somebody who has used Linux on Thinkpads for years, I know there's a lot of suppressed demand there too. A lot of people feel that things have gone steadily downhill since Lenovo took over.
igravious 10y ago
I know we're not meant to do "me too" comments on HackerNews but me too. For the life of me I do not know why one of the top Linux distro makers hasn't attempted this. Or even a consortium of them? The top ten distros on Distrowatch are: 1 Mint 2 Debian 3 Ubuntu 4 openSUSE 5 elementary 6 Manjaro 7 Fedora 8 Zorin 9 CentOS 10 Arch If they partnered with a hardware maker like Lenovo or Dell or Asus or whoever they could jump-start a whole new world. Chromebooks show it can be done.
- ianai 10y ago
  It would have to be a hardware manufacturer choosing a Linux distribution. They would have to expect more sales than the cost of development. Contrast that with market share and growth of the Linux desktop. It's historically not been worth it to them.
muad 10y ago
I am looking forward to a diaspora of developers from MacOS adding a lot of activity and tooling to popular Linux distros.
symfoniq 10y ago
Indeed. I'd already bailed for a ThinkPad a few months ago, but the rest of our office was still solidly Mac. My company was ready to upgrade, but the new MacBook Pro isn't going to be a good fit for us. That's about $25K we will be spending elsewhere. I didn't leave Apple; Apple left me.
technobabble 10y ago
https://system76.com https://system76.com It's not as pretty as a Macbook, but they do exist.

by cs702 10y ago

wpietri 10y ago

Truth. As somebody who has used Linux on Thinkpads for years, I know there's a lot of suppressed demand there too. A lot of people feel that things have gone steadily downhill since Lenovo took over.

igravious 10y ago

I know we're not meant to do "me too" comments on HackerNews but me too. For the life of me I do not know why one of the top Linux distro makers hasn't attempted this. Or even a consortium of them? The top ten distros on Distrowatch are: 1 Mint 2 Debian 3 Ubuntu 4 openSUSE 5 elementary 6 Manjaro 7 Fedora 8 Zorin 9 CentOS 10 Arch If they partnered with a hardware maker like Lenovo or Dell or Asus or whoever they could jump-start a whole new world. Chromebooks show it can be done.

ianai 10y ago
It would have to be a hardware manufacturer choosing a Linux distribution. They would have to expect more sales than the cost of development. Contrast that with market share and growth of the Linux desktop. It's historically not been worth it to them.

muad 10y ago

I am looking forward to a diaspora of developers from MacOS adding a lot of activity and tooling to popular Linux distros.

symfoniq 10y ago

Indeed. I'd already bailed for a ThinkPad a few months ago, but the rest of our office was still solidly Mac. My company was ready to upgrade, but the new MacBook Pro isn't going to be a good fit for us. That's about $25K we will be spending elsewhere. I didn't leave Apple; Apple left me.

technobabble 10y ago

https://system76.com https://system76.com It's not as pretty as a Macbook, but they do exist.