They support macOS too, and since they are moving to web interfaces the OS not longer matter (support Chromium / Safari / Firefox)
> - Better hardware support (e.g., Nvidia graphics cards)
Both NVIDIA / AMD offered their PRO products for a very long time on macOS
macOS also has better audio hardware support out of the box, and that includes manipulating RAW photos too ;)
> - Easier Linux VM setup with WSL and x86(_64) support than Mac (i.e., requires ARM iso or the hassle of setting up Rosetta)
That's not true, macOS doesn't need a linux VM when most of the core unix tools are available out of the box
And in that case, WSL doesn't work with the ARM windows ;)
> - Piecemeal hardware upgradability
Professionals don't care about this, they replace their machines every few years (ebay is flooded with cheap thinkpad laptops)
> - Less hassle than Linux, depending on hardware configuration and needs
Nobody waste their time constantly "configuring" their machines, it's setup once then they use it, it's valid for Windows/macOS/linux and mobile OSs, most of the settings are blocked by the sys admin anyways
> - Smoother experience for some things like (HiDPI) multi-monitor setups and video playback than Linux with the current state of Wayland and the recent drop of third-party codecs by multiple distros
Linux? linux is not meant to be a "univernal ready2go plug'n'play" OS, it's meant to scale from embedded to datacenters, you have to configure it to work the way you want, it's by design and the reason why people use it to begin with
Mobile/Console gaming got a bigger market share
> - Cheaper hardware options than Macs
That's a valid point, although Chromebooks are better in that regard
> - Commercial software support (e.g., Adobe, Autodesk, Affinity, Office, etc.)
They support macOS too, and since they are moving to web interfaces the OS not longer matter (support Chromium / Safari / Firefox)
> - Better hardware support (e.g., Nvidia graphics cards)
Both NVIDIA / AMD offered their PRO products for a very long time on macOS
macOS also has better audio hardware support out of the box, and that includes manipulating RAW photos too ;)
> - Easier Linux VM setup with WSL and x86(_64) support than Mac (i.e., requires ARM iso or the hassle of setting up Rosetta)
That's not true, macOS doesn't need a linux VM when most of the core unix tools are available out of the box
And in that case, WSL doesn't work with the ARM windows ;)
> - Piecemeal hardware upgradability
Professionals don't care about this, they replace their machines every few years (ebay is flooded with cheap thinkpad laptops)
> - Less hassle than Linux, depending on hardware configuration and needs
Nobody waste their time constantly "configuring" their machines, it's setup once then they use it, it's valid for Windows/macOS/linux and mobile OSs, most of the settings are blocked by the sys admin anyways
> - Smoother experience for some things like (HiDPI) multi-monitor setups and video playback than Linux with the current state of Wayland and the recent drop of third-party codecs by multiple distros
Linux? linux is not meant to be a "univernal ready2go plug'n'play" OS, it's meant to scale from embedded to datacenters, you have to configure it to work the way you want, it's by design and the reason why people use it to begin with