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You’re too dismissive, Linux apps are terrible compared to Mac and it’s a big reason preventing me from switching. That you got used to using crappy software d

You’re too dismissive, Linux apps are terrible compared to Mac and it’s a big reason preventing me from switching. That you got used to using crappy software doesn’t mean I want to do the same.

michaelcampbell 6y ago
> Linux apps are terrible compared to Mac And it's this sort of absolutism that continues to solidify the "cult" like impression of the Apple consumerism culture.
- lordgroff 6y ago
  It is however true that majority of Linux software that is excellent can leak over to Mac since OSS can be ported over, but the other way around doesn't really work. Having said that, i have all the tools I need on Linux, excepting office, which I run via wine. I wish I didn't have to, but what can you do. I also find a lot of people complain about to be simple habit; I've been using Linux 25ish years, and was an early (too early) adaptor of GNOME 3, and MacOS just pisses me off. I know that most of my complaints are simply me not being used to it though. I could learn to live with it I'm sure, but I'm not moving to a platform that's as hostile to users as MacOS. I'd rather move to Windows.
  - sangnoir 6y ago
    > Mac since OSS can be ported over, but the other way around doesn't really work. Why then, is brew still considerably worse than apt, and Finder worse than...anything on Linux? You don't need the source code to replicate functionality. Additionally, some tools are better adapted to the philosophy of their 'native' desktops,so they have a challenge architecturaly and with the users mindsets/muscle-memory when ported across platforms. This is all to say, I agree that it's pretty subjective: I'll take keyboard shortcuts over mouse gestures - so I won't "get" why Mac lovers emphasize trackpad performance so much, and I guess they won't "get" why I rave about system-wide shortcuts and configurability either. I use MacOs for work, but all my home computers run Linux. GNU core-utils are better than the BSD versions that ship on Macs - I will die on this hill
bayindirh 6y ago
Daily macOS and Linux user here. Linux does have a lot of crappy and quality software. Using the better ones changes the experience a lot. Not all software on the macOS is top notch either. There are some amazing apps, but most of them can be replicated on Linux or have better equivalents. I think you're dismissing something here.

You’re too dismissive, Linux apps are terrible compared to Mac and it’s a big reason preventing me from switching. That you got used to using crappy software doesn’t mean I want to do the same.

michaelcampbell 6y ago

> Linux apps are terrible compared to Mac And it's this sort of absolutism that continues to solidify the "cult" like impression of the Apple consumerism culture.

lordgroff 6y ago
It is however true that majority of Linux software that is excellent can leak over to Mac since OSS can be ported over, but the other way around doesn't really work. Having said that, i have all the tools I need on Linux, excepting office, which I run via wine. I wish I didn't have to, but what can you do. I also find a lot of people complain about to be simple habit; I've been using Linux 25ish years, and was an early (too early) adaptor of GNOME 3, and MacOS just pisses me off. I know that most of my complaints are simply me not being used to it though. I could learn to live with it I'm sure, but I'm not moving to a platform that's as hostile to users as MacOS. I'd rather move to Windows.
- sangnoir 6y ago
  > Mac since OSS can be ported over, but the other way around doesn't really work. Why then, is brew still considerably worse than apt, and Finder worse than...anything on Linux? You don't need the source code to replicate functionality. Additionally, some tools are better adapted to the philosophy of their 'native' desktops,so they have a challenge architecturaly and with the users mindsets/muscle-memory when ported across platforms. This is all to say, I agree that it's pretty subjective: I'll take keyboard shortcuts over mouse gestures - so I won't "get" why Mac lovers emphasize trackpad performance so much, and I guess they won't "get" why I rave about system-wide shortcuts and configurability either. I use MacOs for work, but all my home computers run Linux. GNU core-utils are better than the BSD versions that ship on Macs - I will die on this hill

bayindirh 6y ago

Daily macOS and Linux user here. Linux does have a lot of crappy and quality software. Using the better ones changes the experience a lot. Not all software on the macOS is top notch either. There are some amazing apps, but most of them can be replicated on Linux or have better equivalents. I think you're dismissing something here.