I feel the same way towards Macs. Macs "just work" out of the box until you try to customize anything or install up to date dev tools. Gnome 3 works out of the

I feel the same way towards Macs. Macs "just work" out of the box until you try to customize anything or install up to date dev tools. Gnome 3 works out of the box (for me at least). Plus you have source code if you need to debug or customize anything. I use Arch Linux which is not exactly easy to install. As soon as I install Gnome, however, the user experience becomes as easy as a Mac, but with a powerful Linux engine underneath. I am free to install the latest kernels and packages plus I have a desktop that a non-Linux user can use. Personally, I don't care too much about the Desktop Environment, as long as it doesn't get in my way. Gnome 3 allows me to use as much or as little as I want. I normally use command line tools, but in a pinch I can use the Display Manager or Network Manager to get set up in a different environment.