Re:One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)
by bryanrasmussen on Friday August 28, 2020 @10:30AM
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one of the most infuriating phrases in tech is the mac "just works" one
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Re:One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)
by mtrovo on Friday August 28, 2020 @10:56AM
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"It just works with external displays" using a $80 official Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter or to a $180 AppleTV through AirPort, you choose
Re:One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)
by cytzol on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:26AM
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I feel like that phrase was extremely accurate... before the buggy OSes, awful keyboards, and hordes of security prompts. If you're starting to use Apple devices in 2020 I can see why you'd think that phrase is infuriating, but believe me when I say things used to be so much better!
Re:One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)
by bryanrasmussen on Friday August 28, 2020 @01:23PM
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I started in 2013. I have not noticed a significantly greater number of things just working on it then I have on Windows or Ubuntu over that time period. Maybe it just works for non-programmers.