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Back to linux!
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Yeah, I got fed up with Google, so I got an iPhone and Macbook Air a couple years back. I decided to try to buy into the Apple ecosystem fully, and have been... less than thrilled. I switched back to a Pixel 5 running Lineage earlier this year, and just ordered a new Thinkpad to go back to Linux.
I do like the passively cooled MBA, and I'm not sure if I'll install Asahi or keep OSX for more mainstream needs. It's pretty minimally specced, unfortunately, with 8GB/256GB. I initially got a MBP 14, but decided it didn't fit a specific need, so got this MBA as a stopgap.
I am seriously looking forward to the upcoming Qualcomm/Nvidia/AMD ARM competition.
Unfortunately, I still have to use Windows at work. I could install Linux on my workstation, but I have a couple Windows apps I absolutely have to use, so I'd have to run a VM. I'd be restricted to Ubuntu LTS, so I might give it a go in May or June.
I have a MacBook Air from 2014 that I have upgraded to Sonoma that works just fine.
I think I could use macOas forever if I had no choice, but I am glad I can just use linux.
If I had to choose between Windows and MacOS, I'd definitely choose MacOS. But I sure am glad I don't have to.