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It is Unix with no driver problems. It is unix with both all free software and all proprietary software (except games). It is unix with a consistent pretty unob
by tinco 13y ago
It is Unix with no driver problems. It is unix with both all free software and all proprietary software (except games). It is unix with a consistent pretty unobtrusive desktop environment that is easy to use and has sane defaults. It is unix with an accelerated window compositor that's always responsive and has no bugs.
Anyway, that was what it was in 10.6. Nowadays Ubuntu does all those things too to a certain extent, and it works without painful maintenance on a desktop machine. (I ran OSX on my desktop for a few years, it was very painful to upgrade, and apparently not in accordance with the EULA)
Still a great laptop OS though. And it runs rather well on macbook pros, which are the superior hardware choice in the laptop market, in my opinion.
- edwinnathaniel 13y agoCheck out http://system76.com http://system76.com, hardware for ubuntu specifically.
- SamReidHughes 13y agoNo, that's just a Clevo rebrander.
- dkuntz2 13y agoRight, but they provide drivers and optimizations for them.
- tghw 13y ago> It is Unix with no driver problems. If you only use Apple hardware, sure. Otherwise, it has the same driver issues as any OS.
- tomelders 13y agoThat's a nonsense claim. I've yet to come across a peripheral that doesn't work with OS X out of the box.
- tinco 13y agoYou ever tried putting a different graphics card or network/wifi card in your mac? We're not talking USB drivers here..
- tghw 13y agoSaying it has "no driver issues" is a nonsense claim. What, did they include all possible drivers? Of course not. Instead, they've created a consumption pattern where their customers only buy their products.