Why Ubuntu Just Doesn't beat OS X

Why Ubuntu just doesn't beat OS X

Blog Post 6: Why Ubuntu doesn't beat OS X I love Ubuntu. Really, I think it would be great if I could  switch to it full time. I like OS X as well though, so this  led to some dilemma. Although difficult, I managed to set  up a dual-boot Ubuntu and OS X on my Mac Mini. Now,  I had Ubuntu before full-time on my PC (Netbook, I know , it's old). And I loved it there. It was faster, and more  feature filled than XP on my EEE PC.  So, as you can imagine, I was thrilled when I got Ubuntu  on my Mac a few days ago. Now, let me just say it is still  great. I got the 64-bit version of Ubuntu 12.10. and it is  still awesome. Very fast, beautiful, and full of features.  Not to mention it has pretty much everything I want.  However, I just can't switch over permanently, and  probably never will. Here's why. 1. Lack of Xcode This is the single biggest reason I can not switch. I am an  Objective-C developer, so all of my projects are on OS X,  and I love (And need) Xcode. Since I work almost all day  on Xcode, having to keep switching to OS X is just not  practical, and forces Ubuntu to come in second. Pretty  much every other reason extends from this. 2. I don't want to devote time into something I will spend little time with. Since everything is on OS X, and I will be on OS X all the time, I just don't want to make a switch to an  OS I will use less. I would need to copy everything over, set things up again, and get used to Ubuntu over  the tightly integrated OS X. 3. Storage Space Here's another reason. Storage. I have a 500 GB harddrive. Plenty of room right? No. I thought it was at  first, but I have already used 200 GB on OS X. Now, OS X is partitioned to 400 GB and Ubuntu has 100  GB. Obviously, I can not move everything over, which means I will have to ditch projects, or loose space  on OS X, which I don't want to do. Now, I could leave only development stuff on OS X and do  everything else on OS X, but like I said. I will be spending most of my time on OS X anyway, so getting  rid of my other files isn't practical, especially since I can't mount the Ubuntu HD on OS X. 4. Lack of actual Compatibility with a Mac. The Ubuntu developers don't expect OS X people to use Ubuntu. I have a Unix-based OS. I got all the  commands, a nice terminal, not to mention an OS that is optimized for a Mac. Trackpads work great, it has  cool gestures, it's faster, wireless works easily.  Now, I can and did get the trackpad, wireless, and other things to work on Ubuntu. But they just don't  work as well. I can't even get natural scrolling to work on Ubuntu, which is a big problem. Therefore, I  find myself switching to a normal mouse, which is not a pleasant experience after having a Magic  Trackpad.  5. Finally, the lack of quality apps, or the ability to make my own. Ubuntu has a lot of apps, it actually has the main things I use (I'll go over those in another blog post.), but  they just aren't as good. Also, unlike OS X, the few times I need something special, I can't guarente it will  work or be available. On  OS X, if I don't have a basic program, I can make one myself, like I did for  Knowledge. On Linux I can't.  Summary All of that being said, I still love Ubuntu, if I ever get a PC has a gift or something, Ubuntu is completely  taking over that machine. However, on a Mac, it just doesn't do enough for me.