As someone who works with Linux, Mac and Windows on a daily basis (Work is most Linux with some Windows, Mac for home) I have a very strong preference for nativ

As someone who works with Linux, Mac and Windows on a daily basis (Work is most Linux with some Windows, Mac for home) I have a very strong preference for native UIs. My brain seems to have no problem at all switching between the 3 OSs, and remembering all the conventions, shortcuts etc, but I find it's the cross-platform apps that trip me up and cause the most frustration. Why? Because they look sort of native, but they don't work native. Shortcuts are different, menus are different, buttons use different conventions (OK/Cancel in the wrong order), OS specific features don't work (like Cmd Ctrl D) etc. For me, the idea "But if you make a totally native UI you now have a lack of consistency between products." is a trap, and that the opposite holds true; lack of consistency is good as it tells your brain how that app should behave, but cross-platform consistency is bad as it sends wrong or confusing messages about what to expect re app behaviour.