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I feel pretty much like you do on this. Linux on Macs only even comes up so much here because HN is a technical community that is already predisposed, but it’s
by neilalexander 6y ago
I feel pretty much like you do on this. Linux on Macs only even comes up so much here because HN is a technical community that is already predisposed, but it’s definitely not why the average person buys a Mac for. It’s certainly not enough for Apple to pay attention to or spend money on.
- ghaff 6y agoWhat percentage of Mac users do you suppose have ever used the Terminal app? I'm guessing double digits but low double digits.
- neilalexander 6y agoI’d probably guess about the same although I really have no evidence for that guess. Very likely if you’re a developer, not so much otherwise (ignoring the odd website that tells you to copy-paste-this-thing to do/fix whatever).
- ghaff 6y ago>ignoring the odd website that tells you to copy-paste-this-thing to do/fix whatever Yeah. I was thinking that if the number were a lot higher than I'm guessing, that would be the reason.