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OS X plays really nicely with the largely Unix based scientific computing stuff I do (R, Python and the like) that exist alongside nicely polished commercial pr
by Fomite 13y ago
OS X plays really nicely with the largely Unix based scientific computing stuff I do (R, Python and the like) that exist alongside nicely polished commercial programs for everyday in-and-out stuff.
Mix that with excellent quality hardware, and you've got a loyal Macbook Pro user.
- milhous 13y agoThis sums it up well. Some other quick points: 1. Great power management and battery. 2. Nicely made Mac apps (TextWrangler/BBEdit/Transmit). 3. Tight integration of iCloud ecosystem. 4. Seamless backups. 5. Interest in Objective-C development. I can't find the link but a well-known Linux developer switched to a MacBook because Linux didn't play well on his laptops. Poor power management, audio stops working, wifi doesn't work, etc. If I had to get a PC laptop, it would be a Thinkpad T-series with Ubuntu, though I'm not sure how good driver support is. Aside from great hardware engineering, their software ecosystem is their most secret weapon: Cocoa/Objective-C.
- rdouble 13y agoa well-known Linux developer switched to a MacBook because Linux didn't play well on his laptops You mean well known linux inventor Linus Torvalds?