The other option is you go for a Windows computer right off the bat that way you'll definitely have lower chances of issues, but won't necessarily have that return policy and definitely won't have access to OSX. You could ask your boss to buy a new MacBook Pro and use it for a week to see how things are working out, and return it if you're having any issues with Ubuntu. Finally, since the OS itself is different, some commands wind up behaving differently between the OSes.

ls file1 file2 -l ), while most OS X commands require options to come strictly first ( ls -l file1 file2 ). If you really do want to try a Mac, however, Apple has a no-questions-asked full-refund return policy for 14 days after the date of purchase. EDIT: Another difference is that many linux commands allow options to be specified after their arguments (e.g. I don't know anything about the newest MBP lineup, as they've had some major low-level changes with chipsets and the like, but I'd definitely do some more searching regarding compatibility. However, after doing some cursory research, it seems that the new MBP's with touch bars are definitely having driver issues with Ubuntu. This makes it easy for Windows admins to try Linux distros such as Fedora and Ubuntu to. In my limited experience of using Ubuntu and Windows 7/10 on VirtualBox (I know, I know, different VM software) on my MacBook Pro Retina 2015, issues with hardware drivers and the like seem to generally disappear when using the same OS's in a full dual boot. Since anyone can make their own Linux distro, there is no single.

Easier to get linux on mac or windows