I completely kicked Microsoft out of my house over a year ago now. All my machines are the latest version of Ubuntu, Linux Kernel 5.12 and a mixed bag of AMD and Intel machines.
I'll say this about Apple: That M1 chip just smokes everything else and Linux is going to run on it very soon. The M2 is going into production soon and I'm frankly very glad to see competition for the CPU market again. I was looking at an M1 Mac Mini last night for about $1,200 which is about $400 more than I built the Ryzen 3700X I'm using right now but performance wise, the M1 looks amazing and I may just get one and put Linux on it.
I just never saw paying twice what a machine should cost because of the Apple name. Same here, we don’t have any MS machines anymore either. We run Mint Cinnamon because it is actually Ubuntu anyhow. Just Ubuntu with more features, apps, and better window dressing out of the box.
MacOS is built on a Unix kernel. NetBSD is the OS under the hood. I hate the MacOS interface but it’s better than Windows 10. Mac makes great hardware though. But you pay for it. Too much imho. But if you got the $, and it makes you happy, roll with it. Now the Mac IOS is pretty good and so are the mobile devices like the iPad and iPhone. But once again. It’s gonna cost you. I’m personally waiting for the secure line of linux based phones. Copperhead is a good example. Not quite ready for consumption yet imho.