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MacOS is really the only one I never understood unless you're really tied to the Apple ecosystem.
I'd argue the "just use Linux" meme is more relevant for Mac users than Windows.
I want to love Linux as well, but it does require some troubleshooting skills I'm too lazy for these days Additionally, some of my games require anti-cheats that just don't work on Linux.
MacOS has in my experience the best multiple desktop system of any OS I’ve used, it’s also just a very very polished Unix system that I can always count on to work until my machine stops getting updates, and since it’s an Intel Mac as soon as it does I’ll put Linux on it.
Edit: this obviously ain’t a deal breaker but iTerm is the best terminal program I’ve ever used by a wide margin
At this point when I’m choosing a computer I’m really just choosing a hypervisor front end.
MacOS gives me all the familiarity and transferred knowledge that I built up with Linux, but with a much more polished desktop experience. I like the Messenger sync, it helps me actually notice texts from my partner when I’m rabbit-holing hard. I like Mail better than Outlook (or Thunderbird or whatever the modern mail client on Linux is now).
I just prefer MacOS as the glue between all my VMs that I work in each day. I’m personally on the desktop pc with Windows for gaming, MBP for all my work/hobby work (using VMs with whatever OS is necessary that day), and headless Debian on any servers train.