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Google is the second company. 13 inch Macbook Pro with 2560 x 1600 resolution was released last October.

Same time Linus made the comment.

https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/ByVPmsSeSEG

Yup. Apple announced Retina 13 inch on Oct 23 so even before Linus made that comment. And Retina 15 inch Macbook Pro (2880x1800) last June.

It wouldn't matter to Linus anyway if he doesn't care about apple gear.

Edit : As comments below me point out Linus uses a Mac in his work flow.

This is a bit offtopic I think he uses Mac/s

He uses a MacBook Air [0] for the hardware.

[0]: http://www.businessinsider.com/linus-torvalds-loves-his-macb...

Linus actually uses a MacBook Air: http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/19/an-interview-with-millenium...

I believe the point was that this would not be 16/9 ratio, not even 16/10, but 128/85.

Which would seem to be better because, frankly, 16/9 looks good on TVs but is really quite terrible on a computer. I even find 16/10 barely acceptable.

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