I can tell you why I came back to Linux from Windows six months ago.n It runs so much faster. So much italic . Applications written for Linux distros are generally much cleaner faster and less slimy than Windows counterparts. For example when I used Windows I really struggled to find a free utility that would let me convert audio files from one format to another that wasn't italic bundled with adware. (Even if you opt out that slimy feeling lasts forever.) Even the free antivirus I used for years with Windows kept nagging me to download other (paid) software by the samepany. So slimy. And apparently this was one of the least italic slimy free antivirus programs too. I can accented letters without having to install a third-party program. I can hit the Print Screen button and have my screenshot saved to a file instead of just copying to my clipboard without having to install a third-party program. Having italic switched back here are some more things that helped me realise I was truly back homen On the rare occasion I boot back into Windows it is so slow . I cannot believe I put up with that before. For years. I even reinstalled Windows to get rid of the cruft and it was still slow. I greatly prefer package management in Linux than in Windows. The exact system varies from distro to distro but in Ubuntu-derived elementary OS I can pull on some central repositories of non-slimy software dependencies are automatically resolved updates are pushed through a centralised update manager and italic I can add third-party repositories for stuff I really really want that isn't in the central repos. Inparison Windows is basically the Wild West. I feel more in control of my system. It's more transparent and I can tinker with it to make my theme look cooler or whatever I want really. Pantheon just looks nicer than any edition of Windows. Other DEs like GNOME look nicer too in my opinion. I don't have that much experience with Macs. I've had to use them at uni and mostly they drive me crazy because I can't figure out the keyboard shortcuts and I always forget it uses global menus at the top of the screen... but that's the kind of thing I would probably get used to if I used them more often than one class a week. Mostly I find Macs unappealing because (it seems to me) you have to pay a premium for the privilege of being locked into an ecosystem. If you want to run OS X it almost has to be on Apple hardware. If you want an iPhone or iPad you're going to need some special overpriced Apple charging cables because those devices aren'tpatible with the standard MicroUSB ones. Apple even deliberately makes it difficult for people to manage their own iPods from Linux. If you like spending money and don't mind being locked in Apple's ecosystem might suit you well but I'd just rather not.