I was you several years ago. I couldn’t have been happier to move away from Windows, BSOD, driver updates, virus scanners etc etc etc

And then the hardware failed. And if you’ve read either or both of my articles you’ll know what I went through.

I hope, truly, that you continue to have good luck and aren’t one of the many people who suffer what I went through due to Apple’s poor design and arrogance.

As for the licencing, I honestly fail to see how choice is a bad thing.

Android had issues over the years from launch because of the wide range of hardware it was run on (and mainly screen sizes), and the fact it was possible to customise it- but over the years the main players have got their act together and compatibility is much less of a problem.

The same is true for Windows machines. Remember the days of ‘IBM compatibles’? And the vast difference between machines, the hit and miss of what would or wouldn’t work, the massive number of drivers needed, the total lack of drivers for many cheap items etc?

That problem is largely gone now due to the industry self-regulating and agreeing on standards.

If Apple licensed it’s OS, it would undoubtedly be like that from the start. There’d be no unknown Asian brands launching an officially licensed compatible with dodgy or unknown GPUs etc. They wouldn’t be customising macOS.

I’d rather have the choice of good compatible equipment than the choice of no modern Macbook or ‘buy one, take your chance if it works, and if not we’ll put you through hell’.

Thanks for the reply.