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> Oh, you've all agreed on USB type-c? Well we're going to use thunderbolt. Except for when we don't and our customer have to buy a type-c to thunderbolt adapte

> Oh, you've all agreed on USB type-c? Well we're going to use thunderbolt. Except for when we don't and our customer have to buy a type-c to thunderbolt adapter. Assuming you're referring to Lightning, that predates USB-C, and the reason why Apple hasn't replaced it yet is probably because of agreements with accessory makers over how long they are going to remain using that connector. > Two button mouse with a scroll wheel? How about a 1 button mouse that you click with two fingers. I believe macOS originally didn't have the concept of right click, but rather ctrl-click. Eventually they supported both, and mice sold by Apple have supported right click for almost 10 years. > Linux? Sure, but it's called MacOsx and doesn't have a native package manager. Linux (the kernel) doesn't have a package manager, and many distributions don't have a package manager either. The primary use of macOS is not the command line, and developers are better served by third party package managers/repositories, with a cadence independent of the OS release lifecycle. (Just like on Ubuntu, where you frequently need to add PPAs for anything newer/different from what's available upstream)

huffmsa 7y ago
Okay, now rationalize M$FT refusing to add native PDF support.
- huffmsa 7y ago
  Further, regardless of the rationale, the point still stands that Apple has never really played nicely with the rest of the tech world. But when you're the big fish like they are, a lot of people feel like you're morally obligated to take a contributory, if not directorial role in steering the industry. And Apple doesn't do that.
arendtio 7y ago
Just out of curiosity: Which Linux distributions come without a package manager? The only one I am aware of is LFS (Linux From Scratch), which is more like a manual on how to build your own distribution than a distribution like others. Anything more mainstream?
- vageli 7y ago
  Slackware has no package manager.
  - toyg 7y ago
    Uh, that depends on your definition of a package manager. Slack has had utilities to install and uninstall packages for ages, if i remember correctly, and in the most recent release it might even have something that works with remote repos. But yes, I agree that a pkgmgr is not necessarily a prerequisite in the Linux world, plenty of smaller distros don’t have it.

huffmsa 7y ago

Okay, now rationalize M$FT refusing to add native PDF support.

huffmsa 7y ago
Further, regardless of the rationale, the point still stands that Apple has never really played nicely with the rest of the tech world. But when you're the big fish like they are, a lot of people feel like you're morally obligated to take a contributory, if not directorial role in steering the industry. And Apple doesn't do that.

arendtio 7y ago

Just out of curiosity: Which Linux distributions come without a package manager? The only one I am aware of is LFS (Linux From Scratch), which is more like a manual on how to build your own distribution than a distribution like others. Anything more mainstream?

vageli 7y ago
Slackware has no package manager.
- toyg 7y ago
  Uh, that depends on your definition of a package manager. Slack has had utilities to install and uninstall packages for ages, if i remember correctly, and in the most recent release it might even have something that works with remote repos. But yes, I agree that a pkgmgr is not necessarily a prerequisite in the Linux world, plenty of smaller distros don’t have it.