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Wow, lots of disappointing answers. Easy: Apple hires TEAMS of designers, UX-experts/engineers [...]. The reward incentives in open source environments are no
by hans1729 5y ago
Wow, lots of disappointing answers.
Easy: Apple hires TEAMS of designers, UX-experts/engineers [...].
The reward incentives in open source environments are not aligned with the required workload. People who seriously compare any modern linux desktop environment to the UX that macOS delivers must be lost in tunnel-vision/confirmation bias, it's not even close.
Also, like some said, as Apple provides their own hardware, they don't have to deliver general solutions.
- mike_pol 5y agoI think this 100%. The problem with Linux is that it’s not controlled by a single company, there are many components developed by different contributors which have different interests. There is no single gui framework, no design guidelines so even the out-of-the-box software you get with any mainstream distribution doesn’t look cohesive. It simply lacks the polish of macOS. Hardware wise I think if you use modern (i.e not older than 5 years) and also not just released hardware you are mostly ok. I haven’t had any driver problems, but that’s not to dismiss other peoples’ experience.
- anotherhue 5y agoLinux is not for consumers, it needs nothing from them. Android and chrome os (hell, even Darwin if you squint) all demonstrate that taking things away is the path to consumer happiness. I am a professional user, I don't want a lobotomised system. An airplane cockpit is not like a car dash.
- vanviegen 5y agoAlthough you're right about the incentive structure, I have a hard time seeing such a clear difference in UX quality in practice. I've used OSX for a year after over 20 years of Linux. I really tried to like it, but to me or didn't feel any more polished than modern Linux distros. Just... different. Different flaws, different glitches, different inconsistencies, different trade-offs. shrug