After a decade as a diehard Linux user, I bought a MacBook and an iPhone
Leaving Linux
A longtime Linux enthusiast explains why he switched to Apple at 30. The whimsy is gone: desktop environments have converged on flat design, customization is dying, and everyone runs the same five Electron apps. His new budget MacBook Neo outperforms his work M1, and macOS just works—even if Finder and Stage Manager still annoy him.
Yet now, at a time there Linux on the desktop seems to be exploding in popularity I've done the complete opposite, and I've gone all in on the Apple ecosystem buying an iPhone and Macbook at the same time.
- VadimPR
I'm using Linux for exactly the opposite reason - it's less hassle than other OS's. And by that I mean every OS breaks, Linux is just simpler to fix when it does (and these days - Claude fix do it for me).
It's not mandatory to customise Linux and mess with it the moment you get your hands on it - you can also run a stock Ubuntu install which will be a great working & gaming workhorse that doesn't add hassle to your life.
- aljgz
> I'm Tired Boss
> I'm 30 this year, and computers don't have the same level of whimsy and excitement as they once had.
I'm 45 and computers are more exciting than ever. We choose what to get excited with, or oven nothing at all, which happens to most people at some point.
I've never been a die hard fan of Linux, but in the past decade and half found the trade-off for me to favor using Linux.
It's a device made by people like me (umm much better than me in some fields, but the mentality is similar), for people like me.
It does not disrespect me in design, functionality, in PR talk, and my relationship to the system is not adversarial.
For now, my incentives to use the system aligns with that of the system creators.
- ocd
I don't see the reason in this, especially now of all times with the current situation with software vendors and geopolitics. It's sensible to have an Apple laptop like a Neo or Air around, but giving up Linux as the primary or entirely? I think this is allowing an imaginary convenience at great cost to seduce you into thinking this is the solution to impulsive or compulsive behavior in hopping around between too many programs and distributions.
- loloquwowndueo
> I'm 30 this year,
Heh fun to see I’ve literally been using Linux since before this person was born.
- azuanrb
Looking through the replies, the theme seems pretty clear. Everyone has their favorite distro, which is great btw. But that is the issue imo.
If you just want something stable and boring, Linux is just not it. Every distro has its own goals and target users, so a lot of the effort gets spread across the ecosystem.
With macOS or Windows, for better or worse, everyone is working on the same platform. So more people are working on the same problems. With Linux, everyone is kind of doing their own thing.
It is basically the same Android versus iPhone argument. More choice and freedom on one side, more consistency on the other.