There are many differences between Linux in general and macOS, but I wouldn't name UX as the first advantage of the latter. One of the first things I do on a fresh macOS device is to install Rectangle (previously Spectacle).
I have many gripes with Linux, but not about UX. I use preemptive kernels on the desktop for example, because the vanilla kernel is geared towards more general usage, which practically speaking means servers. Sometimes I need to spend more time when installing some new piece of hardware (and sometimes I don't, it works automatically).
One of the biggest advantages for me personally is that I can diagnose occasional problem myself, down to a single character in the source code if I want/need. I know what is running on my system and why, and if I want, I can remove it. (Or, I can make it very hard to remove.) I know what is getting in and out, and I can block it if I want, without any built-in exceptions for the vendor. When you come to think of it, this should be the default for all systems, but we're heading in the opposite direction.
Rectangle is pretty great, thanks for that pointer. I've been trying all kinds of tiling wms on MacOS, but they just don't quite work in this world -- since they're unable to do everything that's needed. But Rectangle allows me to make the decisions, which works a bit better here.
What's still missing with this setup is a shortcut for easily moving a window to another desktop. Any clues how to achieve that?
And finally there's the irritating MacOS UX "feature", that selecting an application with cmd-tab doesn't switch to the desktop where it is, or doesn't unminimize it if it's minimized.
I have many gripes with Linux, but not about UX. I use preemptive kernels on the desktop for example, because the vanilla kernel is geared towards more general usage, which practically speaking means servers. Sometimes I need to spend more time when installing some new piece of hardware (and sometimes I don't, it works automatically).
One of the biggest advantages for me personally is that I can diagnose occasional problem myself, down to a single character in the source code if I want/need. I know what is running on my system and why, and if I want, I can remove it. (Or, I can make it very hard to remove.) I know what is getting in and out, and I can block it if I want, without any built-in exceptions for the vendor. When you come to think of it, this should be the default for all systems, but we're heading in the opposite direction.