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Why Run Linux On Macs?

Posted by timothy on from the horses-for-courses dept.

jones_supa writes Apple has always had attractive and stylish hardware, but there are always some customers opting to run Linux instead of OS X on their Macs. But why? One might think that a polished commercial desktop offering designed for that specific lineup of computers might have less rough edges than a free open source one. Actually there's plenty of motivations to choose otherwise. A redditor asked about this trend and got some very interesting answers. What are your reasons?

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  1. systemd by Dan+East · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why run linux on mac hardware? To get systemd, of course.

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  2. Re:Mac OS is too susceptible to viruses by quenda · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know that hackers are always attacking mainstream OS. Use an obscure one and everyone leaves you alone.

    BSD?

  3. Re: a better question by TWX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah! I can enjoy those Blu-Rays I have on my 5K iMac amd make use of the high resolution!

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  4. Re:a better question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He was too busy masturbating over how awesome Apple is to read your silly comment.