Linux

I have been a Linux admin for the better part of two decades now. I’m not saying that Mac is better, I’m just saying that in the real world I don’t run into any of those issues.

I didn’t purchase my Mac, it is work provided. My infrastructure is a mixture of x86 and arm but it’s all Linux.

I’ve ran into exactly 0 issues using the work issued Mac to interact with my infrastructure or develop containers or any of the supporting software for our operations.

I’ve used an intel MBP and an apple silicon MBP as well as developing on a handful of other platforms running other Linux platforms per contract requirements. There are peculiarities between any operating system but what they’re saying straight up isn’t true.

Issue numbers out of context is a stupid metric, their explanation for that metric is even dumber.

They legitimately said “peripheral issues” then when pressed backed off because “they’re not a Mac user”.

Then saying x86 containers run slower when on a different instruction set than native is somehow another indicator …

When I realized I wasn’t talking with someone who actually had real information I said what I said.

My bias is simply that repeating a narrative you’re not actually aware of is stupid. All of the things that person said aren’t actually the problem they say they are, so I certainly hope it is showing.