So, I have an iPhone, which I like, but we use Windows and Linux computers in our household. I’d never seen a Mac boot up until the other day after a friend gave me their old Mac Mini. I was excited to check it out, got it all set up and logged in – but it really just seemed like a giant iPhone regarding what it did and could do (meaning, I would just stick with Windows and Linux for our computing needs, rather than swap over to the Mac). I was disappointed.
What am I missing?
Yes? It’s a full featured desktop OS. It can do most stuff you can do on Linux and most stuff you can do on Windows.
It can also, as an additional benefit, run iPad and iPhone apps unless the developer prevents it (if you have Apple Silicon), but I’m not sure where the idea that it’s less of a desktop OS than the other two comes from.