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Linux user here. Aside from being free and running on just about anything, the fact that you're familiar with Linux means you're likely to end up frustrated wit

Linux user here. Aside from being free and running on just about anything, the fact that you're familiar with Linux means you're likely to end up frustrated with UI shortcomings or (intentional) system limitations that you can't get around (by design) in OS X. Of course, if you just happen to love everything Apple has baked inextricably into their OS... then awesome, and you'll certainly be happy! For the rest of us, though, the flexible, stable, useful devil we know is likely a better choice.

eagsalazar2 13y ago
I recently switched to OSX after being exclusively on Linux for 14 years (Redhat 6.0!!). My employer gave me an awesome laptop and I decided to give it a shot. After hearing for so long how great OSX was I was shocked to find out how poor the experience was compared to Unity. Go figure. I'd switch back _today_ but all distros have very bad support for the latest retina MBP. A few years ago I might have done it anyway but honestly one of the reasons I was so open to switching to OSX was that I just feel worn down by the constant battles with hardware issues in Linux. It is better than it used to be but still sucks and the last thing I want to do is dive into a known bad situation. Sad.
- Osmium 13y ago
  > After hearing for so long how great OSX was I was shocked to find out how poor the experience was compared to Unity. Go figure. OS X is (in my opinion) miles ahead of Unity at present, which is unsurprising considering Unity is so new -- I imagine some of your discomfit may just come from unfamiliarity. OS X is definitely not for everyone, but I certainly wouldn't say it's poor! Just different, and I appreciate the GUI is frustratingly inflexible if you're used to Linux--but at least that gives it a sense of consistency, so you do get something for it. If you'd like to give Linux a try on your MBPR, you do have options, e.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro_Retina https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro_Retina Agreed that support isn't great right now, but it's getting better all the time.

eagsalazar2 13y ago

I recently switched to OSX after being exclusively on Linux for 14 years (Redhat 6.0!!). My employer gave me an awesome laptop and I decided to give it a shot. After hearing for so long how great OSX was I was shocked to find out how poor the experience was compared to Unity. Go figure. I'd switch back _today_ but all distros have very bad support for the latest retina MBP. A few years ago I might have done it anyway but honestly one of the reasons I was so open to switching to OSX was that I just feel worn down by the constant battles with hardware issues in Linux. It is better than it used to be but still sucks and the last thing I want to do is dive into a known bad situation. Sad.

Osmium 13y ago
> After hearing for so long how great OSX was I was shocked to find out how poor the experience was compared to Unity. Go figure. OS X is (in my opinion) miles ahead of Unity at present, which is unsurprising considering Unity is so new -- I imagine some of your discomfit may just come from unfamiliarity. OS X is definitely not for everyone, but I certainly wouldn't say it's poor! Just different, and I appreciate the GUI is frustratingly inflexible if you're used to Linux--but at least that gives it a sense of consistency, so you do get something for it. If you'd like to give Linux a try on your MBPR, you do have options, e.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro_Retina https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro_Retina Agreed that support isn't great right now, but it's getting better all the time.