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In my case it's more grudge than hatred. The fact that a company made me pay for VISTA is unforgivable. \joke More seriously, I've noticed that a large portion
by abraxasz 13y ago
In my case it's more grudge than hatred. The fact that a company made me pay for VISTA is unforgivable. \joke
More seriously, I've noticed that a large portion (like in 90%) of the CS department and Statistics department in my Uni (US, Ivy) run mac os x, or linux. Is that a general trend elsewhere? I have my own reasons for preferring OSX, and I have a hard time believing that these 90% picked osx or linux just because of a "vogue" or "trend". Genuinely curious here.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoI think this is a real trend. When I go to an academic CS conference, 70% of my peers are using Macbooks these days.
- onedev 13y agoYup I go to a well known state school and literally everyone has Macbooks. All the students, all the professors; EVERYONE. Every company I've worked at in the past (both in SV and elsewhere) were ALL using Macbooks exclusively. Go to Silicon Valley and every company/startup there is probably all Mac'ed up from top to bottom with some remote linux boxes thrown in, usually accessed through a Macbook. In fact I've seen the transition firsthand from my younger High School days to College. When I was in High School, it'd be very rare to see my friends or teachers, or just people in general with Macs. Now, it's surprising when someone DOESN'T have a Macbook. It's crazy. Macbooks are THE quintessential laptops... nay... computing devices in general for most people. Honestly, it's for a good reason too, they're solid for both the pros and mom/dads everywhere. I might come off as a bit of an Apple fanboy here, and it's true I love their products, but the phenomenon I described above is independent of my personal views; it's something I've really observed around me.