Mac OS is a Productivity Scam
For every Linux laptop, you could buy one or two more for kids and activists in other parts of the world compared to a Macbook with a matching spec.
Apple had been a revolutionary company up to its first iPod. Now most of Apple’s products are just productivity scams trying to suck your kid’s allowance and your beer ration out of your pocket.
Just look at the last prominent feature it shipped with it’s latest MacOS Catalina. The Dark Mode. That sent a worldwide phenomena of copycats just launching their own version of it as if it was a prophecy. Here is a new #1 product of the day on Product Hunt:
An AI-driven app that automatically switch your laptop to Dark Mode based on Blockchain technology.
I’m joking. But am I?
Apple is just stalling and hoping it can catch the next big break like how they pulled off the iPod. Meanwhile, it just needs more money from you to run its heavy hull. I mean, it is just incredible how expensive a Mac product is. For every Linux laptop, you could buy one or two more for kids and activists in other parts of the world compared to a Mac with a matching spec.
At my previous work, as far as I know, only a handful of folks on the engineering team was on a Linux. I’ve heard of their occasional scoffs on Mac, but since I was a Mac user I didn’t pay attention. “I’m not a power user like you who uses command lines instead of a mouse,” I thought. After all, even the CTO was on a Mac.
My doubt for Mac started when my wife needed a new laptop. We decided to revive her old Lenovo laptop instead of a MacBook Air. Her reason was clear — she hated Mac. She thought the superfluous UX was just keeping her from getting things done and finding stuff. But she was also partial about using Windows. So I decided to set her up with Ubuntu.
Now, my wife, who isn’t a programmer, has been using Ubuntu to sell her handmade bags on Etsy.
Linux software isn’t all about programmers, although most of its distros require super-user maneuvering. It is all about being open and free — the right for anyone to access personal computation.
I mean, why wouldn’t you want to switch to a Linux when it’s free and you can get it to run flawlessly on any $300-laptop, plus if you’ve been a programmer shelling on a Mac, Linux will mostly liberate you. Here is a full list of benefits y’all can get from Linux:
- Spend south of $400 top for a laptop and OS
- Get the real shell
- Use a real Docker
- VS Code and Slack apps are there
- Most SaaS products in your life are on the web
- Get the smoldering nod from a random DevOps bro in the cafe
Now I’m working on my own startup on a $400 laptop and I’m happy knowing I’ve saved for half of my next rent.
The next time your company offers the machine options, try a Linux.
