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And… they’re basically all correct. Linux does run on all sort of machines, even really ancient ones. It has a solid command line environment, or rather lots of them. And it’s astounding powerful. Windows does still blue screen, is currently the best place for gaming, and wow is MS fucking you with Win11. Macs can have a cool setup, are really simplified for most users and expensive.
Macs excel in multimedia creation. It’s not just a cool setup. Yes, I’m prepared for the inevitable downvotes.
Yeah, more software was written for the more user-friendly computers with the (generally) less-technical userbase.
I don’t think I’ll ever be a Mac user but I’ve seen how fast these newer MacBooks edit video on battery power without breaking a sweat (and without eating through the battery).
People focus on “software magic” with Apple but the M chips are serious hardware that a lot of us don’t take seriously because the company that killed the iPod made them.
What’s interesting is the Apple CoreAudio system on iOS and macOS is as good as it is from their experience developing the iPod. For years after the iPod was discontinued, audiophiles were paying top dollar for used iPod Classics, just for the high quality DAC. The low-latency and high quality of CoreAudio is one of the reasons Pro Tools works better on Mac than on Windows.
Oh, I’m well aware. Every few months I search online for used Classics in working condition in my area because that’s a project I’m interested in, but I haven’t committed to it yet. Maybe I should as they are apparently getting expensive and harder to find everywhere.
To me, a Linux user, Apple is more of a jail or a pusher. I don't want to use it because of lock in. Oh, you have an iPod? It's much better with a Mac. An iPhone? All your friends should also have it, and now we have this special app you can only use properly with other apple users.
No thanks.
The funny thing about apple is just how far they've moved away from Jobs' "vision".
It was clearly evident when they released the Apple Pencil. Jobs hated Stylus'. one of the reasons he killed the newton, and a reason why the iphone/ipad never originally had one as he was quoted as saying "why would I need a stylus? I have 5 of them on my hand"
I mean Apple is like a cult that worship a dead god who would burn current Apple to the ground and start over if he came back.
Steve jobs also hated keyboards, or at least all the F1-12 keys because "nobody needs them"
About the "5 stylus on my hand", it really feels like he only ever cared about the lowest common denominator when it came to usability and function. Yes, you have 5 fingers, but to this day fingers lack precision on touch screens, while a pencil stylus is as precise as it can get.
The function keys allow you to access extra features or shortcuts in programs that most people don't ever use or don't know might make them slightly quicker if they use the program a lot.
Steve Jobs only seemed to believe in supporting input methods he thought seemed most convenient for most people. Anything else was needlessly complicated and a waste of space. Some of his ideas about that come across as unusual, especially when things like space aren't as limited.
I always thought the Nintendo DS Lite looked like something Apple manufactured.
Now that I think about it, it's kinda ironic because Steve Jobs hates the stylus.
Apple looks more like a cult, similar to Scientology. Linux user as well.
Linux is a cult with an exit, apple is a cult that most don't acknowledge as a cult and there's no real exit
Well... cults with an exit are just groups of people.
Yes, Linux is mostly just a bunch of passionate people
Was going to say that I don't have the energy to be passionate about anything these days, but then I realised I'm quite happy - almost passionate, you might say - to turn that dispassion towards large organisations like Microsoft.
Buy our products!
"No."
Memes came and go and this picture is still somehow relevant. How old is it? I wouldn't be surprised if it was 10+ years!
I’m pretty sure Steve Jobs was alive when it was created, so sounds about right.
Apparently Windows users have a very accurate perception of how I use Linux
Ngl, that Fischer Price setup looks sick. 10/10, would modify into an actual, usable desktop setup.
Especially since it looks like it has an actual graphics tablet attached to it. Granted, it's probably just aa resistive panel with no display behind it, but still!
Found the Mac user
I see this meme more often than i see my parents
This meme is almost old enough to vote.
Linux
Where do I fit if I use all three?
After Crowdstrike are we sure it's not all blue screens in the windows column?
It’s missing my clique… BSD Fans.
That makes sense, because you're seen by nobody (besides maybe on lemmy sometimes)
Based on this graphic, I am a Linux fanboy... despite how I use Macs (though to ssh into Linux:-).
Beware, MacOS was my gateway to Linux.
iTerm2 terminal and homebrew package manager help turn MacOS into a fully functional OS
Did you use an emulator on the Mac first or jump directly? I need to find a good free one that works with the M-series chips.
For some reason I had to use homebrew and it made me discover FOSS and the terminal. I started switching to GIMP, Scribus and others on Mac and ended up jumping to Linux.
Same.
The one on the bottom right should be the same as the center right but with "Apple" written instead of "Microsoft". And maybe with the hand of the character representing Apple reaching in the other's pocket while doing what he's doing.
Just looking at the mental space of the three fanboy types... Mac seems the chilliest to hang with.
e: lol, case in point