[tracker1]

Having used Macbook laptops for a couple decades, and Linux as my primary desktop for a few years (off and on for decades before that), I'm not sure your comparison holds up all that well at all.

Most of the tools I use in Mac are cross platform and otherwise available in Linux. Many aren't completely UI/UX integrated even (VS Code, Brave Browser, etc). Many others are command line tools that are the same or easier with Linux.

What is it that you think a Macbook has that would be effectively lacking?

[justin66]

> What is it that you think a Macbook has that would be effectively lacking?

I bought a Framework laptop and a Macbook Air M2 at roughly the same time a couple of years ago. The difference in hardware quality is night and day. I think even if I used free cross platform software tools like the ones you mention, that would matter a lot to me.

It was an experience that taught me how little repairability means to me at this stage in life, which I guess is a little sad...

[Wytwwww]

A non plasticky chassis, great touchpad and generally much better build quality and hardware (compared to the Framework) as long as you don't care about upgradeability and modularity it's on a whole other level.