So through this whole article the author just pretends Linux distros don’t exist?
Any computer that can’t offer me a terminal window, root access, and the ability to type “python” to get into a REPL shell feels fake - an incomplete simulation of a real computer. Yes, I have iSH and aShell on my iPad Pro - great tools, yet neither offering the kind of power that I need when using PyTorch (which runs great on a bare-metal M2).
He never makes it clear why he’s continuously opting for Apple Silicon rather than any other device that isn’t tied to one specific vendor. Modern Linux kernels work with just about all modern hardware, even Apple Silicon in some scenarios (see Asahi Linux). Any of the popular distros will provide what he’s stated that he needs ootb. Overall it feels like he’s missing the forest for the two largest trees in front of them.
Yeah, this opinion piece reeks of “buyer’s remorse” for having paid a premium for hardware that has the Apple logo on it, and then being mad that it’s very locked down. That’s been Apple’s thing forever, you kind of can’t blame anyone else for your purchase decision at this point.
For most people, the hardware and operating system are “one thing,” inseparable. Most people are not installing a different OS on their hardware, even if it is possible and relatively simple for people who are technically inclined. Does that mean that most people are “locked in”? Not really, not from their perspective. They bought “the thing,” and “the thing” either works for them or it doesn’t.
So we have this author lamenting that “the thing” he bought doesn’t work for him the way he’d like, without recognizing that if he had specific needs from “the thing” that it doesn’t provide, he failed to sufficiently research “the thing” before purchasing it.
My wife recently discovered that her 2017 MacBook Air was no longer receiving updates. I’m trying to convince her to try Linux first before buying a new one. Her big sticking point, ironically I think, is if I can get M365 running on it. Her and her mum share the cost of a family plan, as they both use it for work.
So through this whole article the author just pretends Linux distros don’t exist?
He never makes it clear why he’s continuously opting for Apple Silicon rather than any other device that isn’t tied to one specific vendor. Modern Linux kernels work with just about all modern hardware, even Apple Silicon in some scenarios (see Asahi Linux). Any of the popular distros will provide what he’s stated that he needs ootb. Overall it feels like he’s missing the forest for the two largest trees in front of them.
Yeah, this opinion piece reeks of “buyer’s remorse” for having paid a premium for hardware that has the Apple logo on it, and then being mad that it’s very locked down. That’s been Apple’s thing forever, you kind of can’t blame anyone else for your purchase decision at this point.
For most people, the hardware and operating system are “one thing,” inseparable. Most people are not installing a different OS on their hardware, even if it is possible and relatively simple for people who are technically inclined. Does that mean that most people are “locked in”? Not really, not from their perspective. They bought “the thing,” and “the thing” either works for them or it doesn’t.
So we have this author lamenting that “the thing” he bought doesn’t work for him the way he’d like, without recognizing that if he had specific needs from “the thing” that it doesn’t provide, he failed to sufficiently research “the thing” before purchasing it.
My wife recently discovered that her 2017 MacBook Air was no longer receiving updates. I’m trying to convince her to try Linux first before buying a new one. Her big sticking point, ironically I think, is if I can get M365 running on it. Her and her mum share the cost of a family plan, as they both use it for work.