View from the other side a bit. I've been the de-facto hardware purchaser for my startup as it's grown from 3 to 50 people. We used to be close to 50/50 mac/li

View from the other side a bit. I've been the de-facto hardware purchaser for my startup as it's grown from 3 to 50 people. We used to be close to 50/50 mac/linux and would let you get whatever you want. Over the years, we've noticed people with linux spend a much larger portion of their time dealing with some issue or another than their mac comrades. If we need to swap their box, they spend more time getting it back to the way they like it. They also have more trouble with projectors and with web conferencing software (1). Finally, when something does break, we're about 5 minutes from the apple store. We're now pushing much harder for people to buy mac laptops and then offering to put a tiny i7 linux desktop on their desk if they want it. And of course we've got racks of linux servers in the closet for people to use. That said, if you really want a linux laptop or desktop. I'll buy you one. - (1) I'm sure you have no problem with projectors and your linux laptop. It seems to work most of the time, only failing when it's really important. ;-)