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So why use OSX? I've been running Linux for over a decade full time. I remember using osx at work and feeling like it was just clunkier, slower, and buggier. W

So why use OSX? I've been running Linux for over a decade full time. I remember using osx at work and feeling like it was just clunkier, slower, and buggier. What's the appeal?

dylan604 5y ago
> What's the appeal? It runs the software I need. full stop
eknkc 5y ago
Because last time I tried, I spent days to have fractional scaling on 4k monitors work without screen tearing, blurring etc. And have consistent momentum scrolling on touchbar. I do not even think about these things on macOS or Windows. At this point my time is too valuable for that shit. I used to fiddle a lot with my computers when I was 16. Now I want them to work.
dimgl 5y ago
It's not Linux. It's not clunkier, slower or buggier. Not sure why you had those issues.
- staticassertion 5y ago
  The parent poster is literally saying that OSX is all of those things relative to their Linux system, so I'm asking why they even have the OSX system.
- zdragnar 5y ago
  I've gone back and forth between linux and macOS the past 7 years at work. Both get the job done, but there is absolutely no denying (in my experience) that macOS is slower. Clunkier and buggies depend entirely on which distro you are comparing it with, though I find clunkier at least to be true. Buggier than linux WMs and desktops is a pretty high bar to beat, as long as you're not including homebrew in the equation (worst, most necessary bit of software for Mac ever).
stjohnswarts 5y ago
OSX is great, I love my M1 laptop. I think Linux is better but if you're on the go and not -too- into Linux that it is a fine substitute. All the Linux only coding that I need to do I can do in a terminal with remote login. At home I use Linux but on the go I have a work laptop with OSX and it's a good substitute, especially if you don't have to buy the laptop yourself.
chrisseaton 5y ago
macOS. It's not been called OS X for many years.
User23 5y ago
I get paid to use it.
micromacrofoot 5y ago
i love linux but there’s no way macos is more buggy, I think my video drivers alone have more issues than apple’s entire os

So why use OSX? I've been running Linux for over a decade full time. I remember using osx at work and feeling like it was just clunkier, slower, and buggier. What's the appeal?

dylan604 5y ago

> What's the appeal? It runs the software I need. full stop

eknkc 5y ago

Because last time I tried, I spent days to have fractional scaling on 4k monitors work without screen tearing, blurring etc. And have consistent momentum scrolling on touchbar. I do not even think about these things on macOS or Windows. At this point my time is too valuable for that shit. I used to fiddle a lot with my computers when I was 16. Now I want them to work.

dimgl 5y ago

It's not Linux. It's not clunkier, slower or buggier. Not sure why you had those issues.

staticassertion 5y ago
The parent poster is literally saying that OSX is all of those things relative to their Linux system, so I'm asking why they even have the OSX system.
zdragnar 5y ago
I've gone back and forth between linux and macOS the past 7 years at work. Both get the job done, but there is absolutely no denying (in my experience) that macOS is slower. Clunkier and buggies depend entirely on which distro you are comparing it with, though I find clunkier at least to be true. Buggier than linux WMs and desktops is a pretty high bar to beat, as long as you're not including homebrew in the equation (worst, most necessary bit of software for Mac ever).

stjohnswarts 5y ago

OSX is great, I love my M1 laptop. I think Linux is better but if you're on the go and not -too- into Linux that it is a fine substitute. All the Linux only coding that I need to do I can do in a terminal with remote login. At home I use Linux but on the go I have a work laptop with OSX and it's a good substitute, especially if you don't have to buy the laptop yourself.

chrisseaton 5y ago

macOS. It's not been called OS X for many years.

User23 5y ago

I get paid to use it.

micromacrofoot 5y ago

i love linux but there’s no way macos is more buggy, I think my video drivers alone have more issues than apple’s entire os