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What "great" features? Buggy and slow interface? Inferior terminal and UNIX support? Lack of customizability?

I'd settle for an actual goddamn delete key if nothing else. The "delete" key on a Macbook is backspace not delete you aren't fooling us Apple!

The Fn + Delete key on macOS == Delete key on Win/Linux

Yes, especially for deleting files but for writing such as these words it's weird.

I don't like multiple key presses for what should be one simple key press it seems sloppy and counter intuitive for a key that's existed for decades.

Are you talking about macOS here or DOS cuz it's a weak move to take shots like that with zero explanation.

Furthermore, you sound like you're describing Linux itself. You're either a troll or terrible at indicating sarcasm.

I am talking about MacOS. I have MacOS on a separate partition, and everytime I boot into it I'm astounded by how slow the interface can be to do even simple things like resize things in Keynote, or resize windows, or open the launcher.

The next issue I had was the lack of a nice, Apple-supported package manager. Homebrew and ports are poor replacements for things like Pacman and the AUR. There's no emphasis on many of the things that makes life on Linux easy.

These are my top two complaints; the second can be debated, but the first is unjustifiable when Linux runs on the same hardware without hiccups.

What is that hardware?

MacBook Pro 2014; runs Linux just great. MacOS also relatively Ok, but much more buggily.

Why are you not responding this way to the thread starter? He gave zero explanation of how OSX has "great features". I've made the switch from OSX to Linux (after over a decade of using Macs) and the only thing I miss is Network Link Conditioner, just because the Linux equivalents are a bit tedious.

Mostly because it's not hard to acknowledge both sides have good and bad parts. I don't understand how you can be so obvlivious.

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