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How many if we take away all the noobs who can't start their own code without clicking play on the IDE though?

Feel free to downvote, I've met such people in senior SWE positions

I agree that a lot of software engineers use MacOS, though maybe not to the extent of 2007. Linux Desktops seem more viable than ever.

> Even a number of Linux kernel maintainers are on MacBooks

They aren't running MacOS on them though, are they? I'd really like a citation on this if you think they are.

What about Linux laptops.

I meant Linux Desktop Environments.

*wealthy software engineers in English speaking countries

That's an HN biased opinion, if you look outside the startup ecosystem, many developers in the enterprise don't use macos.

s/don’t/aren’t allowed to

My workplace gives a choice between Linux / windows / macos. Less than 30% choose macos. It's one sample point but it can't be the only one.