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At first I said the keyboard issues were what kept me hanging on to my mid-2012 MBP. Hey, I'm still otherwise buying Apple stuff, though, right? And supporting

At first I said the keyboard issues were what kept me hanging on to my mid-2012 MBP. Hey, I'm still otherwise buying Apple stuff, though, right? And supporting devs who make macOS software, too, huh? But here's the thing: that seven year old laptop is getting long in the tooth, and in the increasingly likely scenario where it dies tomorrow, I look at my Linux options. At first there was a solid chance of keeping me on an Apple laptop, even if I'm just holding on to the one I've got. Now? Umm, best ship something that the has a better track record fast, because that cooling fan on the '12 is getting more noisy by the day. EDIT: you know, it just occurred to me how my wife and I got started on buying Apple kit. Somewhere around 2002-2003, I got tired of dicking with the music players of the era. Worked at Microsoft at the time, and bought into the "Plays for Sure" fiasco, with predictable results (it didn't "play for sure" even back then). Alright, g-ddamnit, get in the car, we're buying iPods. Long story, short, I was so impressed it began our downhill slide into Apple Fanboi-ism. Now I wonder what will happen if I replace my personal daily driver MBP with a Linux box? 'cuz I'm not doing iOS dev right now and don't have to have a MBP. Just one little change because of dissatisfaction with status quo, and it might go either way.

tracker1 8y ago
Thinking the same... my 5yo desktop at home is a hackintosh, and my laptop is a 2014 (iirc) rmbp (last one with nvidia graphics). 95% of everything I use is cross platform with Linux options (thanks electron). If I can't hackintosh my next computer, it will run Linux, and it might anyway. I'm just tired of Apple short-sheeting their computer systems. They're spending all their time on their money making iOS devices.
skoskie 8y ago
Doing this now. I’ve ordered a ThinkPad P1 after a ridiculous amount of research and I plan to install Deepin and see how it goes. My 2013 rMBP will chug along for another year or so to ensure the transition goes smoothly. We will see. But then I wonder if my iPhone will still be as desirable. I’ve had to stop upgrading there too, because the screen is getting too big for truly one-handed operation.
Yhippa 8y ago
> Now I wonder what will happen if I replace my personal daily driver MBP with a Linux box? 'cuz I'm not doing iOS dev right now and don't have to have a MBP. Just one little change because of dissatisfaction with status quo, and it might go either way. This is one reason I'm all-in on Google. They were born on the web and have made it easy to use all their stuff on there.

tracker1 8y ago

Thinking the same... my 5yo desktop at home is a hackintosh, and my laptop is a 2014 (iirc) rmbp (last one with nvidia graphics). 95% of everything I use is cross platform with Linux options (thanks electron). If I can't hackintosh my next computer, it will run Linux, and it might anyway. I'm just tired of Apple short-sheeting their computer systems. They're spending all their time on their money making iOS devices.

skoskie 8y ago

Doing this now. I’ve ordered a ThinkPad P1 after a ridiculous amount of research and I plan to install Deepin and see how it goes. My 2013 rMBP will chug along for another year or so to ensure the transition goes smoothly. We will see. But then I wonder if my iPhone will still be as desirable. I’ve had to stop upgrading there too, because the screen is getting too big for truly one-handed operation.

Yhippa 8y ago

> Now I wonder what will happen if I replace my personal daily driver MBP with a Linux box? 'cuz I'm not doing iOS dev right now and don't have to have a MBP. Just one little change because of dissatisfaction with status quo, and it might go either way. This is one reason I'm all-in on Google. They were born on the web and have made it easy to use all their stuff on there.