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Linux desktop has mostly been about using free software IMO. If you don't care about your freedom, why not run macOS?

Most vendors of non-free software do support macOS (or viable alternatives are available). I strongly doubt many of them will even come to Linux. Because it requires more standard configurations. Apple had to make its main FS case insensitive before vendors like MS and Adobe were porting their software.

I like having my own choice in configuring my system. That amd freedom is why I use Linux desktop.



A small nit here: the Mac has been case insensitive since 1984 and AFAIK Adobe actually started on Mac.

But yeah, the main justification for an open-source power-user desktop OS is a backup plan in case macOS dies, which isn't a very good business case.




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