[robinhood]

I never disliked an OS as much as I dislike what Apple is doing with MacOS (and iOS by extension). I've been with MacOS for 20 years, but I've switched at home to Linux full time 2 years ago and I don't regret it. At work I'm forced to be on MacOS. It's concerning how Apple doesn't care anymore about user needs, usability, design and consistency. Where it was the best OS in the past for me, it's not anymore. Other OSes are better suited for where I'm at in my life.

[touristtam]

Consider yourself lucky to have been on that side of the fence instead of suffering the vagaries of Windows since ME.

[paulcole]

I thought that was supposed to be Apple’s thing. “We decide how to make it and you decide to buy it or not.”

It makes it seem like they’re designing for you until they’re not.

[delecti]

Importantly, that philosophy relies on the result having merit, and working cohesively on its own terms, even if it's not your preference. Like, if I go to a restaurant that refuses me sugar for my tea, it better be darn good tea.

[philistine]

How is that different with other companies? Like with Windows? Do you have a choice of UI when loading the OS? Are there ways to remove the taskbar and replace it with a third-party one? Can you change all the core OS shortcuts?

The fact Apple makes and sells the only hardware to run macOS does not mean the software is fundamentally different from the rest of the industry. Apple has deprioritized backwards compatibility, not user choice.

[juancn]

Seriously? UX in Linux is awful, there's no single desktop metaphor. You have hundreds of distros each with their quirks. There is no "Linux" other than the kernel.

There's a lot more consistency in the Apple ecosystem.

Don't get me started on the other crap with Linux distros: power management doesn't work, audio barely works, heck even though both Linux and MacOS use CUPS for printing, in MacOS it works way better.

[pedrogpimenta]

But Linux is getting better each year (seriously, KDE is amazing, Gnome works well if you like it), made by hundreds of independent people, while Mac is getting worse, made by one focused company.

I've had no problem whatsoever with 2 laptops regarding power management or audio.

Get a major distro and major software if you don't want to wander into problems.

[marcosdumay]

Judging from this article, Linux seems to have more consistency between the thousands of applications all built by different people with no guidelines than MacOS right now.

At least half of those complaints on the article have standard, close to universally agreed icons.

[dandellion]

> there's no single desktop metaphor

I use both Linux (home) and Mac (work) and I don't see one in Mac either. Also over time Linux has been getting more consistent, and Mac less.

[lynndotpy]

Your experiences are not universal. I'm sorry that happened to you, but I've personally never had a power management, audio, or printing problems with Linux in 17 years of using it.

Having no single desktop is a huge bonus. If you don't like one distro, you might like another. "Consistency" is a poor way to restate, "Windows or MacOS might be bad, but at least someone can unilaterally make it worse against your will."

I'd rather choose a drink from a soda fountain than get a more consistent flavor from a urinal. But to each their own.

[robinhood]

It looks like an old comment from 5 years ago. I bet you haven't tried Linux lately. Yes there are many flavors of this OS, and that's alright. Everyone will find what it needs. As for the other crap that doesn't work: again, install and use any popular distro. You'll see for yourself. Most recent hardware is perfectly supported and things just work™.

[queenkjuul]

CUPS has "just worked" on Ubuntu for me for like, as long as I can remember. If you use only GTK apps and either gnome or cinnamon, things are a lot more consistent than Windows (like, windows itself, not even 3rd party stuff)

[hyperbovine]

I don't understand why this comment is downvoted, it is undeniably true.

[ramon156]

what distro are you running at home?

ive had the most success with fedora x11 / xwayland but lately wayland has been pretty solid

[robinhood]

I've used Mint for a long time. Extremely solid, stable and simple. In the last three months I've been on Arch (through Omarchy) and it's also very stable and so powerful. Everything just works. I have a pretty beefy computer and even my favorite game of all times (Path of Exile 1) runs fantastically on it.

[E39M5S62]

XWayland runs on top of Wayland, and is a way for X11-only applications to still work. It does not run inside a native X11 session.

[x0x0]

if they're going to just crap on their software, I'd be far happier with just neglect.

They did desperately need a distraction from the complete bedshitting mess they've made of AI though. Regardless of whether you think AI is good or wildly overpromised, getting on stage and lying through your teeth about what your AI does is what C-tier companies do, not Apple. Except they do now.

[dominicrose]

Nowadays AI can help with Linux. For example AI helped setup my bluetooth mouse and set up an action for each of the extra buttons.