A Brief History of Laptops — From Sony Vaio to Apple Silicon
TL;DR
I am not particularly loyal to Apple, Microsoft, Linux, or any specific vendor. I will happily use whatever tool works best for the job. Over the past 15 years, I have used everything from Sony Vaios and gaming laptops to Intel Macs and Apple Silicon systems.
My conclusion in 2026 is fairly simple:
Modern MacBooks are currently the most complete laptop packages available for developers and technical professionals — not because they are perfect, but because nobody else consistently gets the fundamentals right all at once.
That said, Windows still dominates certain workflows, Linux still feels unmatched for openness and control, and companies like Framework are finally building genuinely exciting alternatives.