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> software that takes advantage of the reliability and consistency of that ecosystem probably true ~4-5 years ago, but not so much today. Catalina broke a lot

by xyst 6y ago

> software that takes advantage of the reliability and consistency of that ecosystem probably true ~4-5 years ago, but not so much today. Catalina broke a lot of apps (due to SIP?). Big Sur is likely to break even more existing apps. In one case, it was seen that Apple apps do not obey the same rules that third party developers must abide by (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24838816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24838816). I use a mbp at this point because it's not Windows.

dhagz 6y ago
I'm 80% certain that my next computer is going to be either a desktop or a ThinkPad X1 running Arch. A lot of what I do doesn't require a Mac, and frankly I enjoy Linux more.
- 0df8dkdf 6y ago
  I'm considering that. Mac has really gone a direction I don't like, and I have being use Apple since the screen is B&W. However, this is to be expected from organisations that is powered by one charismatic leader.
- JellyBeanThief 6y ago
  That's basically what I did. After my last Mac died a few years ago I dusted off an older Mac and purchased a new ThinkPad P50. I thought it would take me most of a couple years to get as comfortable with Linux as I was with macOS. Instead it took just one month for the ThinkPad to become my main driver and another two months before I mothballed the Mac. The only thing I really, really miss is OmniGraffle.
  - dhagz 6y ago
    I know. I'm loathe to give up my Mac specifically because of OmniGroup and their products. I'm hoping org-mode can become a replacement.
thelittleone 6y ago
>> I use a mbp at this point because it's not Windows. Precisely the same. I used to be a big fan of the Apple ecosystem. When Jobs said the customer doesn't know what they need, he was usually right... he of course was a gifted visionary. Apple has continued with the same mindset but without the gifted visionary, in some cases with comical decisions e.g., keyboard, touchbar, soldering SSD to logic boards with high failure rates). Can't we just rustle up a few obscenely rich billionaires to donate a hundred million to develop an OS with a top priority of quality and usability rather than lock in.
- csharpminor 6y ago
  The harder part of this proposal might be finding a visionary who could lead the effort.

by xyst 6y ago

dhagz 6y ago

I'm 80% certain that my next computer is going to be either a desktop or a ThinkPad X1 running Arch. A lot of what I do doesn't require a Mac, and frankly I enjoy Linux more.

0df8dkdf 6y ago
I'm considering that. Mac has really gone a direction I don't like, and I have being use Apple since the screen is B&W. However, this is to be expected from organisations that is powered by one charismatic leader.
JellyBeanThief 6y ago
That's basically what I did. After my last Mac died a few years ago I dusted off an older Mac and purchased a new ThinkPad P50. I thought it would take me most of a couple years to get as comfortable with Linux as I was with macOS. Instead it took just one month for the ThinkPad to become my main driver and another two months before I mothballed the Mac. The only thing I really, really miss is OmniGraffle.
- dhagz 6y ago
  I know. I'm loathe to give up my Mac specifically because of OmniGroup and their products. I'm hoping org-mode can become a replacement.

thelittleone 6y ago

>> I use a mbp at this point because it's not Windows. Precisely the same. I used to be a big fan of the Apple ecosystem. When Jobs said the customer doesn't know what they need, he was usually right... he of course was a gifted visionary. Apple has continued with the same mindset but without the gifted visionary, in some cases with comical decisions e.g., keyboard, touchbar, soldering SSD to logic boards with high failure rates). Can't we just rustle up a few obscenely rich billionaires to donate a hundred million to develop an OS with a top priority of quality and usability rather than lock in.

csharpminor 6y ago
The harder part of this proposal might be finding a visionary who could lead the effort.