A notebook running GNU/Linux is useful for developing Linux and not much else. And it has a shorter battery life, so it's less mobile.
A notebook running OS X is useful for developing Linux and for numerous other tasks, so it's more universal and more useful.
After all the PC is called a universal general-purpose computer. A machine, which has GNU/Linux installed, is very good at very specific tasks, but it fails serving as a general-purpose environment.
In the past, developers worked around that by placing multiple computers on the desk. But in the mobile age, you have to choose which notebook you want to carry around. So the logical choice is to use the more universal and useful device.
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Re: Uh????
Date: 2014-05-22 05:07 pm (UTC)A notebook running OS X is useful for developing Linux and for numerous other tasks, so it's more universal and more useful.
After all the PC is called a universal general-purpose computer. A machine, which has GNU/Linux installed, is very good at very specific tasks, but it fails serving as a general-purpose environment.
In the past, developers worked around that by placing multiple computers on the desk. But in the mobile age, you have to choose which notebook you want to carry around. So the logical choice is to use the more universal and useful device.