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I think it is time hacker news filters out these kind of desktop migration stories. It almost seems the authors write them to convince themselves of something,

I think it is time hacker news filters out these kind of desktop migration stories. It almost seems the authors write them to convince themselves of something, unsure what exactly. But it doesn't seem like there is any valuable hacker news worthy information in any of them.

georgyo 6y ago
I agree they are low value, but they do help others to do the something similar. This is not much different than posts that are like "I migrated my service to docker", "how I went from chef to ansible" What I find most low value is that these posts usually happen directly after they completed the first step, so there is no retrospective of what did and did not work. It is impossible to know if the author will stick with it or not. There is still a some value in expressing their discontent with the trends, and people up voting it means that many others feel the same. And that should give some warning to Apple, and give confidence to others to go else where.
- anthony_d 6y ago
  I think you’re right about these desktop migration stories being similar to the docker, ansible, chef stories. I would love to see them all go away for similar reasons. There never seems to be an honest exploration of the “why?” Telling me you switched from macOS to Ubuntu is as interesting as switching from Cheerios to Lucky Charms... make a case for why I should care or I don’t.
eznzt 6y ago
>It almost seems the authors write them to convince themselves of something, unsure what exactly. That they can drop OS X because of a few minor bugs and instead use a half-assed desktop and be as productive. It's like breaking the chains, right? Right?
- bayindirh 6y ago
  > That they can drop OS X because of a few minor bugs and instead use a half-assed desktop and be as productive. I've used Linux (KDE, XFCE, GNOME, Unity), macOS and Windows in the past 15+ years and I can tell that KDE and macOS are very even productivity wise. Some people can work on simpler desktops like XFCE and GNOME faster. I just had to reboot my Linux workstation because building's UPS batteries had to be exchanged. Otherwise it runs for years unless I reboot. That half-baked desktop operating system is way more flexible and faster in some tasks when compared to macOS. Vice versa is also equally valid. Currently I use Linux and macOS daily. I'd never buy an apple Desktop while I'd never buy a non-apple laptop (because of hardware, mainly). Moreover, if Debian can achieve 7+ hours of battery life on an old EliteBook 850G2 with onboard graphics, it's possible to use apple hardware as power efficient with Linux.
dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
While I upvoted you I respectfully disagree. I have a couple of Apple laptops lying around and I tinkered with the idea of at least dual booting Linux on some of them but I was always afraid something would go wrong. Stories from people who did it just now are valuable because they tell me exactly what is working and what still needs to be done.
wayneftw 6y ago
You’re forced to read these... So yes, by all means let’s only allow stories that endlessly fawn over any minor shift that Apple makes! You know that hardly anyone outside of the SV bubble uses Macs right?
- lupinglade 6y ago
  Apple has many users outside SV. Here in Canada I see people using Macs a lot.
- pwinnski 6y ago
  It's so weird to read these kinds of things. I work for a software company in Dallas, Texas, where almost all 200 or so employees uses Macs. It's very, very common around here, although by no means universal.

georgyo 6y ago

I agree they are low value, but they do help others to do the something similar. This is not much different than posts that are like "I migrated my service to docker", "how I went from chef to ansible" What I find most low value is that these posts usually happen directly after they completed the first step, so there is no retrospective of what did and did not work. It is impossible to know if the author will stick with it or not. There is still a some value in expressing their discontent with the trends, and people up voting it means that many others feel the same. And that should give some warning to Apple, and give confidence to others to go else where.

anthony_d 6y ago
I think you’re right about these desktop migration stories being similar to the docker, ansible, chef stories. I would love to see them all go away for similar reasons. There never seems to be an honest exploration of the “why?” Telling me you switched from macOS to Ubuntu is as interesting as switching from Cheerios to Lucky Charms... make a case for why I should care or I don’t.

eznzt 6y ago

>It almost seems the authors write them to convince themselves of something, unsure what exactly. That they can drop OS X because of a few minor bugs and instead use a half-assed desktop and be as productive. It's like breaking the chains, right? Right?

bayindirh 6y ago
> That they can drop OS X because of a few minor bugs and instead use a half-assed desktop and be as productive. I've used Linux (KDE, XFCE, GNOME, Unity), macOS and Windows in the past 15+ years and I can tell that KDE and macOS are very even productivity wise. Some people can work on simpler desktops like XFCE and GNOME faster. I just had to reboot my Linux workstation because building's UPS batteries had to be exchanged. Otherwise it runs for years unless I reboot. That half-baked desktop operating system is way more flexible and faster in some tasks when compared to macOS. Vice versa is also equally valid. Currently I use Linux and macOS daily. I'd never buy an apple Desktop while I'd never buy a non-apple laptop (because of hardware, mainly). Moreover, if Debian can achieve 7+ hours of battery life on an old EliteBook 850G2 with onboard graphics, it's possible to use apple hardware as power efficient with Linux.

dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago

While I upvoted you I respectfully disagree. I have a couple of Apple laptops lying around and I tinkered with the idea of at least dual booting Linux on some of them but I was always afraid something would go wrong. Stories from people who did it just now are valuable because they tell me exactly what is working and what still needs to be done.

wayneftw 6y ago

You’re forced to read these... So yes, by all means let’s only allow stories that endlessly fawn over any minor shift that Apple makes! You know that hardly anyone outside of the SV bubble uses Macs right?

lupinglade 6y ago
Apple has many users outside SV. Here in Canada I see people using Macs a lot.
pwinnski 6y ago
It's so weird to read these kinds of things. I work for a software company in Dallas, Texas, where almost all 200 or so employees uses Macs. It's very, very common around here, although by no means universal.