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He's not wrong about virtualization. I use Linux constantly at home and at work. I can't remember the last time I used a computer that booted into Linux.
by NovemberWhiskey 6y ago
He's not wrong about virtualization. I use Linux constantly at home and at work. I can't remember the last time I used a computer that booted into Linux.
- rbanffy 6y agoI use docker lot on the Mac when I need a Linux environment but, overall, the Mac side is a functional Unix environment, so I'm quite happy with it. I would, however, welcome the ability to boot Linux for when Apple decides it's time to sunset the model.
- whynotminot 6y agoYeah, as long as there's solid virtualization support I'm not too fussed. I've only ever booted true linux on devices made for the purpose--dedicated hardware. Really any other time it's in a virtual machine. Especially because VMware Fusion is so performant that I don't feel much penalty at all for being in a virtualized environment. As long as the new Macs have similar virtualization performance, I really don't care. If I really wanted dual booting I wouldn't be buying a Mac. I suspect most of the people throwing a fit about this don't even own Mac hardware.
- captn3m0 6y agoWhat happens when the Macbook goes EoL? The same that has happened with iPhones and iPads - useless pieces of hardware that can't be used anymore?
- NovemberWhiskey 6y agoI guess we'll know in ... 7 years time? I don't think there are any Macs younger than that which aren't able to run 10.15 for example.
- dundarious 6y agoAnd dosdude1 has wonderful tools to upgrade unsupported devices. I’m running Catalina on a 2011 MacBook Pro.