The key feature keeping me in Apple’s ecosystem is their unwavering embrace of privacy.
But so do Linux and BSD. A stellar laptop with good Linux support may be enough for me to jump ship. I have been a Mac user since 2007, but it is clear that Apple does not really care about the Mac anymore. They will keep the Mac alive to continue to take the revenue and to have an iOS development machine. The Mac Mini has gone downhill since the 2012 model, the MacBook Pro has been quite bad since the 2016 (I have one and dislike it), the MacBook Air is great as it ever was, but is effectively early 2010s technology when it comes to the screen. On the software side, they are not really fostering the Mac ISV ecosystem anymore.
macOS is still great, because Apple was so far ahead when they stopped caring (2012 or so). But the great stagnation has already gone on for half a decade or so.
I am not a Windows user, but at least Microsoft cares about their Surface lineup.
I would really love a go to for this, but System76 are still bound by what Clevo makes. Lots of it just isn't that interesting. Clevo, from what I see, is a specs first company, but I think we're a bit beyond that now. I'm finding myself more and more interested in battery life, weight, and a good keyboard. This is already hard enough to find in laptops as is, let alone in Clevo's range
edit: I tried Dell's keyboard on the XPS and immediately disliked it. I don't think the developer ed would have different hardware in this respect.
But so do Linux and BSD. A stellar laptop with good Linux support may be enough for me to jump ship. I have been a Mac user since 2007, but it is clear that Apple does not really care about the Mac anymore. They will keep the Mac alive to continue to take the revenue and to have an iOS development machine. The Mac Mini has gone downhill since the 2012 model, the MacBook Pro has been quite bad since the 2016 (I have one and dislike it), the MacBook Air is great as it ever was, but is effectively early 2010s technology when it comes to the screen. On the software side, they are not really fostering the Mac ISV ecosystem anymore.
macOS is still great, because Apple was so far ahead when they stopped caring (2012 or so). But the great stagnation has already gone on for half a decade or so.
I am not a Windows user, but at least Microsoft cares about their Surface lineup.