Because Fedora is not a commercial product, this laptop is not an enterprise product (just in case you retort "well what about RHEL?"), and if you're going to pick a single distro to reach the most potential non-serverside users, it's Ubuntu.

I hate you.

+1!!! Linux VM for work, OSX native for the experience. Best of both worlds.

"Wrong. At least on my 2009 MB Pro 3- and 4-finger touch has been working out of the box on Ubuntu for many years." Yeah, and how many apps in Ubuntu understand and use it?

Almost exactly (hehe, see that?) what I settled on. I like OSX. It is arguably the most polished, coherent desktop OS out there. Sure, Linux understands multitouch... but it doesn't use it most places, programs don't know what to do with it. However, I work with HPC. I much much prefer to dev in Linux for that. An all-inclusive package manager is invaluable here. Yosemite has this thing where a maximized window is treated like a separate desktop. So I full screen a VM of Linux (and I have several) and it's presented as just another desktop. One little swipe of the touchpad and I can go in between them. I get the perks of OSX (battery life, compatibility with some apps I need for the workplace, etc.) and the benefits of Linux (dev ease, stronger control of the system) AND the benefit of my work being in a snapshottable VM. Truth be told, I'm actually sitting in the VM most of the time.

Not to mention being able to outright ignore init dependencies. Socket activation has the potential to allow developers to not care about dependencies at startup. It also provides a way to move past distro-specific init scripts.

The original post blindly labeled my entire generation as hipster, gentrifying assholes. The same argument comes to mind.

. . . Legoland? I have tried every major revision of KDE since the olden times, and it has this toy-like appearance that they just can't shake. Busy and colorful.

Then don't use it.

. . . Then don't use it. Did someone steal your mouse???

I'm begininng to notice a pattern. I don't believe any touch-capable desktop/laptops have prevented you from using your frumpy pointer tools of yesteryear.

Speaking as a former user of touchscreen POS systems, I hate you. That aside, you have blinders on if you can't imagine that there are indeed useful situations for having a touchscreen available. I understand the parent post was talking about a desktop, but in replying you seem to have glazed over laptops, where the screen is not very far away, where dragging/dropping, photo editing, etc. is often more pleasant with a touchscreen than a touchpad.

ARM is going to be a serious contender for laptops soon. Devices will get lighter, and the distinction between tablet and computer will blur. Get ready AC, brush off your floppy disks and adjust the v-sync on your monitor (hope it's not too far away to reach!): times are changing.

... It doesn't rain in the French Guiana. Didn't anyone tell you that? Sheesh, what careless misinformation.

And to think you thought it rained--lol--in French Guiana!!!

Psst. AC: you're talking to yourself.

Um, ::scratches beard:: I work with supercomputers for a living. Some AC owes me a nickel!

OP, you have a spare room and are asking if you "have" to game in the spare room? You *get* to game in a spare room!!! Now you have a game room. Just move your game stuff and be done with it. No new hardware needed. This is why we split domiciles into rooms in the first place.

Once you enter puberty and actually want to spend your life with someone, let us know how this strategy works out. I suppose the children go in the *other* side of the duplex, right?

Welcome to reality, my friend. When you find someone who expects sacrifices out of you that you can afford to make, and will sacrifice for you unnecessarily when it matters more to you, marry that person.