i've tried to switch from windows to linux on a number of occasions, but, in the end, the problem is always that i can't get linux support for my sound gear. it's been a few years since my last attempt, and i have been toying with putting linux on the 64-bit machine.

and, there was a time when macs were different - they had different processors, and different architectures. that was a debate, back then; now, it's historical.

a mac nowadays really is literally just an hp or dell with a different sticker on it, and that sticker costs roughly $3000/machine. that's not much of an exaggeration - if you put linux on your hp, you'd have a mac for half the price.

so, there's actually even something poetic about putting a fake mac sticker on a windows laptop, if you actually understand how these devices are manufactured and are able to see past the surface branding optics.

....which nobody would reasonably expect that mr trudeau would have the depth of thought required to do.