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You pay either way: Either the Apple Tax, or in your time to configure it right. Linux is only free if your time is worthless.
by gacba 16y ago
You pay either way: Either the Apple Tax, or in your time to configure it right. Linux is only free if your time is worthless.
- code_duck 16y agoYeah, that tired old saw. It was right on in 2001. Windows is only $50-300 if your time is worthless. MacOS only costs $129 if you happen to be fine with buying a laptop that costs twice as much as everything else. Linux is free if you buy a laptop that isn't a total POS or the highest end. I have had ZERO problems with Ubuntu on a $500 Toshiba I bought two years ago. Everything worked great out of the box, and continues to do so, countless updates and upgrades later. I've had far more issues with Vista on it, actually. My mother (a total technophobe neophyte) has been using Ubuntu on her laptop for over a year now, and vs. XP, 'support' calls (to me) have dropped by 80%. That said, I'm actually fine with any OS - Windows Mac or Linux.