I am a pretty die-hard NixOS cultist, but I will admit that I actually like macOS. I used macOS almost exclusively from 2020-2024, until I bought my Thinkpad t

I am a pretty die-hard NixOS cultist, but I will admit that I actually like macOS. I used macOS almost exclusively from 2020-2024, until I bought my Thinkpad that I have now, and I never really disliked the operating system (though I did have issues with that particular laptop because of the i9 CPU's propensity to thermal-throttle). Despite me preferring it, it is hard for me to say that desktop Linux is "better" in any kind of objective sense than macOS. I do think that desktop Linux is significantly better in most senses than Windows, but macOS is a stable, easy-to-use distro that performs fine. While I kind of hate the "Just Works" slogan it has, I will admit that that's significantly truer than Linux. It's 2026, and I still have issues having Linux properly work when I plug in an external monitor into a laptop. All that being said, what I like about Linux is that it can run on basically anything, including existing computers that you (or your relatives) likely already have, and it will likely perform better than Windows if for no other reason than it won't be filled with as much bloatware bullshit that most OEM Windows' has. A good Macbook is pretty pricey. A Macbook Neo is cheaper, but you know what's even cheaper than that? Extending the life of the computer you already have! I'm fairly happy with my obscenely over-customized NixOS Sway desktop, and I probably don't really understand the sunk-cost fallacy so I'm unlikely to ever leave, but I don't blame people for doing so. As long as they don't defect to Windows...