> By continuing to reward Apple
Strange argument. Their hardware is without competition, that's the reason I use it and also warrants rewarding them with my money. Why should I reward Linux for (mostly) only working on hardware that sucks in comparison?
I used MacOS back in the Panther and Tiger days (10.4), then switched away, and started using Macs at work starting with maybe Monterey.
I was very surprised that almost nothing had changed in that long time! They got virtual desktops (finally), and widgets changed from an expose-like effect to only becoming visible at the right side of the screen, and tbh that's about it. All other "features" seem to be changes to Apple's built-in apps.
I think the OS still sucks about as much as in 2004, it's very much a matter of taste.
It didn't used to, but now does.
> but the device itself is amazing and reason enough
By continuing to reward Apple they have no incentive to improve macOS and it will continue to get objectively worse because people keep giving them money.