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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 1 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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_iyig ◴[12 Nov 20 22:06 UTC] No.25075770[source]▶
This is the reason I needed to switch to a Linux laptop. I cannot be beholden to Apple’s - or anyone’s - servers when it comes to running applications on my own machine.

Any recommendations? I’ve heard good things about System76.

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1. JeremyNT ◴[13 Nov 20 03:31 UTC] No.25078503[source]▶
System76 just rebadges Clevo laptops. You may as well just go directly to Clevo.

I use a Dell xps13 (several years old now) for work, and it's fine. I have no complaints except that the aging battery is not what it used to be (I'd normally be due for a replacement system this year, but we're limping along on old hardware due to the recession).

I can't understand how picky people seem to be about things like the MacBook touchpad. Since my last Apple computer purchase was well over a decade ago, maybe I just don't know what I'm missing, but the touchpad on the Dell seems to control my pointer well enough.