I study math at uni and I was shocked realizing all my teachers use ubuntu on both their laptop and work desktop

  • 555
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    -27 days ago

    Why? It was an Intel Mac. They can even boot windows.

    • @[email protected]
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      127 days ago

      At one point I triple booted my laptop with Ubuntu, Windows 7 and OSX mostly just to prove I could. Weird times, a lot has changed since then.

      • JJLinux
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        47 days ago

        I did the same on a PC I built like 10 years ago just because “why not?” 🤣

      • 555
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        37 days ago

        Oh, that. Yes. I can’t fathom using Apple hardware outside of the Apple ecosystem unless that machine if EOL. But never for windows haha.

      • @[email protected]
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        6 days ago

        It’s really nice hardware. And for some segments of the market, it’s not even particularly expensive compared to alternatives of similar build quality.

        • @[email protected]
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          26 days ago

          Yeah I think they needed horsepower to run some sophisticated models in Matlab, and Apple had a killer educational discount.