I switched my desktops and laptop from FreeBSD to OS X around 10 years ago, while running FreeBSD and Linux for my servers. The main reason was the "it just wo

I switched my desktops and laptop from FreeBSD to OS X around 10 years ago, while running FreeBSD and Linux for my servers. The main reason was the "it just works" nature of OS X on the laptop. Too much hassle getting sound and WiFi working on FreeBSD back then, plus the need to share Powerpoint files with colleagues. Well, I recently wasted several days with a failed 10.11 to 10.11.1 minor upgrade (short story: won't boot; restore from backup, redo upgrade, won't boot, clean install (boots), restore files from backup, won't boot, etc, long process of disabling kernel extensions left over from previous releases, eventually gave up, clean install, only restore /users, finally OK, but need to manually reinstall all apps). THis isn't my only OS X upgrade failure, but it was the most painful, and only a point release too. Also had an iphone 4 a while back get bricked from an OS upgrade, as a result of which I'm no longer in the iOS ecosystem, and quite happy about that. So, Apple, no it doesn't just work anymore. FreeBSD, on the other hand - never a major problem with upgrades in 18 years of running it. Occasionally minor niggles, but usually because I didn't read the release notes. With OS X, it mostly works, but if it doesn't work, you're mostly out of luck. I absolutely agree with the OP about it not feeling like it's under my control anymore. Unexpected 4.5 GB background downloads when I'm on a high-cost link - wonderful, thanks Apple, so kind! I'm spending about as much time now trying to turn off OS X features as I ever spend trying to enable then on FreeBSD.