>It would not be an amazing desktop when compared to a Mac On a Mac: * apps are shipped in self-contained bundles * launchd inspired the design of systemd *

>It would not be an amazing desktop when compared to a Mac On a Mac: * apps are shipped in self-contained bundles * launchd inspired the design of systemd * the base system is shipped as an immutable image in a APFS sealed volume, and there's a clear separation between the base system and the user's apps. So Macs actually implement the vision outlined by this article. In the Linux land, Fedora Silverblue probably comes closest (although comparatively lacking in polish).