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I have to disagree with you to a certain extent. Yes the Linux Desktop is a mess, but however I see these issues only when you try stitching things together. I

I have to disagree with you to a certain extent. Yes the Linux Desktop is a mess, but however I see these issues only when you try stitching things together. I used to do it when I was trying to use Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE and Lubuntu etc. They are basically "light" distros so any compatibility and functionality you want that is not already present needs to be arranged by you. You have the entire system at your disposal. Now, make the call - whether you want to spend a lot of time figuring it out, or do you want to just go ahead and install one of the mainstream ones like Manjaro, Solus, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, KDE Neon is basically up to you. Sometimes it's only a matter of finding the right distro and you're golden once you get there. I've been using OSX at work and I absolutely hate it. I keep asking myself..why the fuck is my 16GB/512GB Core i7 Mac taking 3 seconds to open the settings UI? Why does the "finder" app suck so much? How come OSX has got some basic usability gaps like windows jumping out of my screen and not having an "auto raise windows on hover" option..? and the list continues. Windows seems better at some of these UX departments in my POV. Anyway, these proprietary Operating Systems are always a subject of corporate greed. They're never 100% in the user's control and can be remotely toyed with - The companies backing them can happily add/remove your software, send advertisements, spyware, bloatware down your throat and you'll just end up seeing your system resources being leeched away along this process. Apple could be better in this department but I cannot just stand the (subjectively) horrible UX of the entire system. Anyway, linux can be what you want. I've run KDE Neon on my PC for years without having to deal with any problem whatsoever. It's been smooth and easy and KDE gave me way, way more features than Windows and Mac put together. I'm talking about KDE but on Linux you can get anything you want. All at the convenience of knowing that there is no commercial element behind these things. Since donations are how things usually get paid for in FOSS, you're welcome to donate to keep it lively and bustling. I do, from time to time.

criddell 5y ago
> I've been using OSX at work and I absolutely hate it. Are you being hyperbolic here? I move between Linux, Windows 10, iOS, macOS, and Android and they are all mostly fine. I can’t say I love or hate any of them although there are things that each seems to be best at.
- princevegeta89 5y ago
  Well. I hate a lot of things about OSX so at this point I can say I do absolutely hate the system as a whole.
lwkl 5y ago
I guess the UX is really subjective. I just switched to macOS from Windows (to be fair my first computer I owned was a PowerBook G4, so it wasn't completely new to it) and so far I prefer to UX to Windows. The virtual desktops and full screen mode combined with separate program and window switching shortcuts were really easy to get used to and it feels a lot better to use than Windows. The M1 SoC is also a lot faster than anything I've used on Windows laptops in the last few years. On my old Windows laptop I had the same experience as you on macOS. The settings app sometimes taking ages to load and freeze randomly when installing updates. If I am honest they all suck in different ways (or sometimes the same ways) and most people will be happy with any of them. Of course some people have software that require a certain OS but I guess that's the minority. The biggest advantages of Windows and macOS are Microsoft Office, Adobe Products and the bigger user base. But the first two matter way less because everything is a web app today.
- princevegeta89 5y ago
  Definitely agree that the UX is all subjective. I just like the convenience of Linux where I can arrange whatever I want, and there are generally tons of programs available. I'm glad that M1 SoC is performing better; hope to try it out at some point.

criddell 5y ago

> I've been using OSX at work and I absolutely hate it. Are you being hyperbolic here? I move between Linux, Windows 10, iOS, macOS, and Android and they are all mostly fine. I can’t say I love or hate any of them although there are things that each seems to be best at.

princevegeta89 5y ago
Well. I hate a lot of things about OSX so at this point I can say I do absolutely hate the system as a whole.

lwkl 5y ago

I guess the UX is really subjective. I just switched to macOS from Windows (to be fair my first computer I owned was a PowerBook G4, so it wasn't completely new to it) and so far I prefer to UX to Windows. The virtual desktops and full screen mode combined with separate program and window switching shortcuts were really easy to get used to and it feels a lot better to use than Windows. The M1 SoC is also a lot faster than anything I've used on Windows laptops in the last few years. On my old Windows laptop I had the same experience as you on macOS. The settings app sometimes taking ages to load and freeze randomly when installing updates. If I am honest they all suck in different ways (or sometimes the same ways) and most people will be happy with any of them. Of course some people have software that require a certain OS but I guess that's the minority. The biggest advantages of Windows and macOS are Microsoft Office, Adobe Products and the bigger user base. But the first two matter way less because everything is a web app today.

princevegeta89 5y ago
Definitely agree that the UX is all subjective. I just like the convenience of Linux where I can arrange whatever I want, and there are generally tons of programs available. I'm glad that M1 SoC is performing better; hope to try it out at some point.