I transitioned to Linux a few years ago, which has piqued my partner’s curiosity. She’s been genuinely interested and asks questions about it, but she is so deeply integrated I don’t know where to start. She uses iCloud, an Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, a Mac desktop, plus whatever default proprietary software. She has a semi-technical background.

I want to help and be encouraging without overselling the ease of transition. There’s always some friction with transitioning technology, and of course Apple makes that intentionally difficult. I came from a Windows ecosystem, so I’m lacking any direct insight for potential challenges.

Any advice or personal experiences on moving from the Apple ecosystem to Linux would be hugely appreciated!

(I can host services on my local server, so transitioning to something like Immich vs iCloud for photos is one option we’ve discussed).

    • Guy Dudeman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      First of all, readability is garbage, even with all the “effects” turned off. All of the distortions and movement distract from the task that you’re trying to accomplish. Rather than bringing “delight and surprise” to the user, they bring frustration and a big sigh because they’re just so fucking unnecessary. Actions like sliders take more effort to do now, too. And if you do turn the effects off, the interface looks like garbage. Things are out of proportion and out of alignment and getting cropped weird.

      Secondly, there are so many graphical inconsistencies and bugs in the interface. It would take me a long time to go through them all, obviously, but as I type to you right now, even the autocorrect suggestions are a goddamned mess.