I've already returned from the other side of my breakup with the Mac. Full cycle. From 2002 to 2013, I loved OSX. Yes, even Puma. Mavericks was the first rele

I've already returned from the other side of my breakup with the Mac. Full cycle. From 2002 to 2013, I loved OSX. Yes, even Puma. Mavericks was the first release that broke the spell. Already, I could see the downward trajectory of the UX. With each subsequent release, my frustration grew. In 2016, I ditched the Mac in favor of PC. I dual booted Windows and Fedora. Between the two, I didn't miss anything. Windows took care of all my office and casual use activities. Fedora is great as a distraction-free coding environment. I was surprised by how quickly I adjusted. Over the years, I stopped thinking much about the Mac. In 2021, my new workplace issued me a new MacBook. This was my first real exposure to the Mac in five years. And it's...fine. Not great. Just fine. It's not frustrating like it was in 2016. It gets the job done. But I wouldn't care if you took it away and put me back on Windows tomorrow. I've accepted it. The glory days of OSX are gone. I've let go of my hope that macOS can reclaim that same magic. Expectations and disappointments are gone. Instead, the Mac is just one tool among many that can get the job done. And I'm okay with that.