Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen ‘significantly’::A top Apple analyst said Wednesday that shipments for MacBook computers will decline around 30% year over year.

  • @Kualk@lemm.ee
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    112 years ago

    I use Linux for home and Mac for work. My Mac is older Intel based with software bar for F keys. If in the past 10 years ago I was into Mac and owned one… I no longer see the reason for Mac.

    Hardware choices are not a selling point

    Context bar makes it harder to use for programming. It is not a sell for me.

    Mouse pad frequently jumps cursor.

    Keyboard feedback is cheap.

    Software is not impressive either

    Usability wise Gnome is better than OS X for me. No ctrl key on right side is terrible.

    Due to Windows subsystem for Linux v2 I am starting to think Windows is better for Linux development than Mac.

    MAC M1, M2 laptops have good battery life going for them.

      • @Kualk@lemm.ee
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        12 years ago

        Yes and no.

        Yes, one can buy at least mouse.

        No, when I take laptop I don’t want to carry 2 additional devices. Extra keyboard for laptop is a ton of extra space, which makes if harder to use laptop on smaller desk.

        Laptop no longer can be used on my lap. The core use case is broken. Thus, it is not the hardware I want to use.

        By the way, I have no issues like that on Asus laptop that was much cheaper to buy. To be fair it has its own set of issues, but those don’t bother me as much.