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[-] atmur@lemmy.world 67 points 1 month ago

For as much as Linux nerds (myself absolutely included) complain about distros like Ubuntu and Manjaro, I'd still take either one over Windows or MacOS any day.

[-] OpenStars@discuss.online 28 points 1 month ago

Mac OSX isn't bad... so long as you sell it your soul, and don't want freedom in return, it's great 👍.

I kid... mostly - it's iOS that is horrifying, but Mac OSX is still Unix (tho not GNU), so not anywhere within leagues of Microdick.

And - possibly dumb question - couldn't you always just run a Linux VM at near-native speed, and get the benefits of both?

[-] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

A VM doesn’t change the underlying OS collecting data from you

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago

Privacy and data collection-wise MacOS is fine. It's their main selling point. Doesn't even force updates on you. I know it's a low bar, but damn Windows bar is at the floor at this point.

[-] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

MacOS collects a large amount of data compared to Linux (although not even close to windows). Take a look at their tosdr page and this

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago

I didn't say it's perfect, but it's not terrible. And I think that page is mostly about Apple services, like iCloud and stuff, not MacOS specifically. It's not necessary to use the services.

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