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macOS is great because it combines a flawless UNIX system (with homebrew, the only package manager I've been satisfied with) and a nice GUI with apps that work/look great by default.

Linux has a massive lack of good apps. Simple things like a decent calendar app on Linux doesn't seem to exist.

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Homebrew is a children's toy compared to APT or Portage. There's no argument about general polish or calendar apps in particular though.

It's a trade off. You can have rough edges but community control and 100+ backup plans, or you can have sleek, polished, but at the mercy of next year's soldered RAM and SSD pricing guidelines. I personally love breaking things to figure out how they work, but some people have a job to do and can't deal with distractions.

Homebrew works way better than APT for me at least (I've never tried Portage). APT is definitely a way better option for servers, but at a high cost by sacrificing usability.

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