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Interestingly, I just made the swap the other way.

I've been using Linux since the late 1990's (SuSE 5.x) and using Debian as my sole OS for the last 15+ years.

I took the plunge and bought a MacBook Pro M1 about 6 months ago.

What I miss about Linux:

  - the choice of different desktops (warts and all!)
  - zero friction software development (all the open source tools just work)
  - privacy and open source
What I like about MacOS:

  - as you'd expect, the OS and hardware are really integrated (suspend/resume butter smooth and faster than my Debian/Thinkpad experience)
  - integration with my iPhone (sharing passwords, iMessaging on my laptop)

After 6 months on MacOS, I'm still in two minds as to whether my move was a good one. Time will tell, but the pull of Linux lingers.

Edit: formatting



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