So much of the MacOS interface feels like "opposite of Windows" that I can't imagine it's simply a divergent evolution. The cynic in me thinks it's by design,

So much of the MacOS interface feels like "opposite of Windows" that I can't imagine it's simply a divergent evolution. The cynic in me thinks it's by design, so when you go use a Windows machine, it feels "wrong" and you go scurrying back to mama. Maybe it is. Maybe not. But that's certainly the effect it had on me. (As a Windows user who finds the Mac UI bothersome for those reasons.)