This is why I'm tempted to try Asahi. After a decade of using macOS full time the idea of ever using it again makes me want to run to the woods, and Windows is

This is why I'm tempted to try Asahi. After a decade of using macOS full time the idea of ever using it again makes me want to run to the woods, and Windows is only a little better. The Macs do seem quite powerful, though I expect the AMD laptops coming out this year to rival them. BTW, many professionals like and use a highly customized setup which only Linux can offer. This is true in other fields too. See, for example, Euroracks.