I'm very conflicted on the whole Linux-on-Apple thing. On one hand, it's rather cool... on the other, I dislike the idea of giving money to a company that is outright hostile to the movement.
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2026
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Understandable, but the hardware is out there, and the ability to run Linux on it is one more way to keep it out of the waste stream for a little longer.
This is my thought. I don't know why I would ever end up with a mac, but if I did I would want Linux on it.
Just like Google phones for GrapheneOS, buy secondhand. You're not giving the company a cent and you get to use something cool.
The idea that buying secondhand doesn't support the original manufacturer is wrong
I don't like how on Lemmy nothing is good enough, and I DO support this proposal if you need a new phone. However, to clarify this comment: by buying someone else's phone, you are enabling the other person to get a newer model for less money, indirectly also contributing to a new purchase
This is an assumption you make, the second-hand eBay seller could just as easily turn around and use the profits on the second-hand market again.
I say this from my own personal experience though. I understand many just want a discount on the iPhone 256, but the assumption alone that buying second-hand actually encourages others to buy new is a bit too silly for me.
Much like your first point,
I don’t like how on Lemmy nothing is good enough
Some of us really need to step back and breathe in.
While I’ve been a Linux user for a very long time, I’ve also been an Apple user for even longer. While love both, I only very recently combined them when I simply no longer could get by running Mac OS 10.15 on my 2012 iMac. The os was just to damned out-of-date to be useful anymore as my plex server, so I bit the bullet and migrated to Fedora 44 Workstation, and wow, I’m glad I did.
There were a couple of hiccups here and there, mostly with the fact that the primary display burned out many years ago, and I have to use the secondary display as a primary display, were just difficult to set up. But, otherwise, it runs really great.
Now, I don’t imagine I’ll have much use for linux on my nine month old MacBook Pro, but I’m really glad that I’ll have the option when the time comes.
Ooo
Oooo indeed!