Linux has replaced my Mac

I've been using desktop Linux exclusively on various laptops for at least 10 years. If your production servers are on a Linux stack, then running desktop Linux is extremely convenient for developers. I could never go back to Mac or Windows.

Nowadays hardware issues aren't as common as they used to be (though they still exist). Ubuntu, at least, mostly Just Works in terms of hardware support.

Instead the main problem for desktop Linux users today is fragmentation and feature churn. If you decide to use GNOME, you'll be disappointed to learn that the CADT development model is alive and well, 13 years later. Each different DE thinks it represents the One True Way of interface and workflow, and God help you if it's not ideal for your personal requirements. And in GNOME at least things are always being tweaked and rearranged all the time so it's hard to become familiar and comfortable. As soon as something seems settled, a new trend pops up and everything has to be redesigned and everyone's extensions are broken.

But I make these criticisms because ultimately I love desktop Linux. Do a little research on a Linux-compatible laptop and take the plunge. There's a good chance you'll be really glad you did.

Why is this nearly-content-free article being upvoted?

TL;DR: I have a MacBook and I installed Linux on it. I promise to write more about my experience later.

There is an alure to this. I wish the path to equivalence of productivity were clear. I'd happily pay to have well supported simple hardware that "just works" for Linux, without the risk of "find and recompile this driver" or "muck with this obscure setting" that, last time I tried, sucked up magnitudes more valuable time than a Mac costs.

Mac seems to be going the closed garden direction, which leaves me wanting an exit option.

Agree w/ the other commenter that this article doesn't have a lot of meat, but I'm a long time mac user who is pretty close to going back to linux so here's my chance rant. :)

OSX has developed a lot of usability annoyances: Apple forcing so much through the app store, bringing mobile experience to the desktop where it doesn't make any sense, managing to make Finder actually worse (thank goodness for spotlight... usually), iTunes and so on.

It doesn't matter that much because I spend most of my time in a few apps: my browser, my IDE and my email client. But then, Linux has all that.

What is keeping me Mac, probably for one more rev, is hardware compatibility. In particular, USB-C in the upcoming macbook pros. I really want to have one cable in my life.

Once linux has a few years to develop good USB-C support, I think I'll make the switch.

The only thing keeping me on macOS is Microsoft Office.