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Aren't these reasons (even if they are convincing) apply to Mac systems as well?

• thepete2 5y ago
  many, but not all of them
• smoldesu 5y ago
  Good point, there are some specific places where Linux really excels over MacOS: - 32-bit app support - Nvidia GPU/CUDA support - Encryption without a question mark at the end - I can hide my topbar (or ostensibly move it wherever I want) - I don't get a popup asking me to try Safari every week
  • davrosthedalek 5y ago
    For some of these, Windows wins against MacOS as well. And I have the impression, every Mac OS release, I have to debug the C++ dev environment of my students. 3 years ago I was praying that a new student had a MAC, because I could get them going easily. Now I'm praying they are on Windows, because WSL+Ubuntu just works. (I'm not praying they have Linux, because that realistically never happens. Would be great though.)
    • wsc981 5y ago
      Everytime Apple upgrades Xcode I am worried something in my development workflow breaks (as has happened many times in the past). Same is true for every major macOS release the last 5 years or so. I’m getting to the point that I consider switching to Linux, but the biggest show stopper for me is my work as iOS dev. Hopefully can move to some other tech in a couple of years so I don’t have to rely on the Apple platform for my income.
      • smoldesu 5y ago
        That sounds pretty painful, I've always felt bad for the people who are forced to use xCode as part of their job. I really hope Apple is forced to make cross-platform tooling, because while it's great for lock-in, it makes it really difficult for outsiders to publish cross-platform apps.