What Linux Could learn from Apple?

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3 points·vinitool76··4 comments

I have to somewhat disagree with "OSX focuses on developers" and nuance it with "OSX will pull the rug from under the developers' feet when it feels like it" (Carbon 64-bit anyone?)

With that said, I have nothing to say against this. Apple, by alienating both users & developers in specific cases, does bring the whole ecosystem forward.

My take is OSX focuses on innovation, leading the way forward, leaving behind both developers and/or users that are slow to keep up. In the big scheme of things, it has been a big win for Apple.

All i want to say is that we should take the positives from apples success and also focus on our strong points. Almost every developer or any company uses macs for Development. They can't be that bad for development can they? I am not advocating mac, I just want to say that we could learn from them.

Well this article is pointless - Linux development has always worked towards improving those bullet points. It's not like there's rallying _against_ better UI or less bugs.

> Focus on Developers

I'm assuming this is focus on _web_ developers? Never had to deal with that territory, is it really that hard to get working? Stuff like C is of course a snap.

Do we have anything that is better and more Stable than OS X interface? I know its not against it.

And Web developers don't just code on cloud,they need an OS to work on it. What is wrong if it can be developer centric. whether they are web developers or kernel hackers, both of them feel right at home.

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