XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-08-28 12:12, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On 2025-08-28 10:53 a.m., Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2025-08-28 00:12, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:17:45 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> The point of this is obviously to make Macs the universal   
   >>>> development platform. You can aleady do Mac/iPhone/iPad development   
   >>>> on a Mac (of course) AND you can already do Windows development on a   
   >>>> Mac. Windows Arm runs in a standard VM and Visual Studio runs just   
   >>>> fine. I have done this. A Mac is already the ultimate "2 in 1"   
   >>>> computer.   
   >>>   
   >>> But it’s still a chore to install the necessary development packages.   
   >>> HomeBrew does its best, but it’s still a poor second to properly   
   >>> integrated package management.   
   >>>   
   >>>> So - again - Linux is not "taking over Macs". That would be silly   
   >>>> since MacOS is already Unix.   
   >>>   
   >>> “Unix” is just a trademark. Linux is technically not “Unix”, but   
   it is   
   >>> how a system is supposed to work when people think of the term “Unix”.   
   >>> Apple can’t match that.   
   >>>   
   >>>> Of course, running Linux on a Mac is not new. What is new is the way   
   >>>> Apple is making it much easier/faster to do. Which comes from Apple   
   >>>> having VAST experience in working with Unix.   
   >>>   
   >>> They had that experience 20 years ago. What’s changed?   
   >>>   
   >>> Linux is becoming more and more dominant, that’s what’s changed.   
   >>   
   >> Yeah!   
   >>   
   >> In the last two years it's gone from 3.12% share to 3.98%.   
   >>   
   >> Any day now.   
   >> 🤣🤣🤣   
   >   
   > There is no denying that Linux owns the server market. Neither Windows   
   > nor Mac OS can deliver the kind of advantages a mere Linux server can.   
   > Nevertheless, Microsoft seems to be the one making the most money using   
   > a Linux server software through Azure.   
      
   Where the chief "advantage" is cost, yes.   
      
   >   
   > The time has come to admit that Linux will probably never be the default   
   > operating system on most of our computers. Nevertheless, Linux will   
   > likely have the greatest _influence_ over our computers going forward   
   > since its developers have traditionally been better at trying new things   
   > and taking risks.   
   I think that's an awfully bold claim to be making.   
      
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