> If you genueinly think running linux isn't a UIUX downgrade....
You've betrayed yourself with this statement. There isn't one Linux. I know this might just seem like more of the complexity non-Linux users want to avoid, however users are free to install whatever desktop environment or window manager they like. You could even opt for a desktop environment that resembles MacOS in most ways.
I use MacOS in my professional life, and Linux in my personal. My Linux PC has my own personalised setup built around the i3 window manager. I can say without question that I'm much faster and more productive on Linux than MacOS.
This entire comment proves my point. To you - a developer / tech pro, you feel Linux has a better UX.
My point was generalised, and I think generally the average computer user is going to have a better UX on macOS than linux. If they can figure out how to even set up Linux of course.
But that's part of the problem. There isn't a single DE which means that any applications that aren't specific to a DE will provide a UX that is inconsistent.
That's not really true. Outside of tiling window managers, pretty much everything is designed around the same, familiar model of minimise/maximise/close buttons in the corner of the window. Just about every mainstream OS supports different UI toolkits, and for the most part everyone lives with this.
Even tiling window managers don't really have any problems. They provide a very niche UX, which is almost entirely keyboard driven. There's not a single general application I can think of designed for use with this kind of window manager. Still, you get a pretty consistent user experience for the most part.
Apple's own UI is far from consistent either. They're always breaking their own UI guidelines. And many apps are electron which don't integrate well visually either.
You've betrayed yourself with this statement. There isn't one Linux. I know this might just seem like more of the complexity non-Linux users want to avoid, however users are free to install whatever desktop environment or window manager they like. You could even opt for a desktop environment that resembles MacOS in most ways.
I use MacOS in my professional life, and Linux in my personal. My Linux PC has my own personalised setup built around the i3 window manager. I can say without question that I'm much faster and more productive on Linux than MacOS.