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1. Best trackpads. By far. Gaming? Use a controller. I will die on this hill.
2. All of their OSes are a great user experience. They're stable, they're intuitive, and--most importantly--they're aesthetically pleasing.
3. Logic Pro.
4. Actually, basically every app that Apple makes is pretty good. I would swap out the majority of the software on my Pixel for Apple apps if it wasn't proprietary and exclusive.
5. iPhone videos are outstanding. My Pixel can't match my old 13 Pro's video, and it's a newer phone. Photos are also slightly worse here, but not after some editing.
6. Objectively better build quality ~~if you ignore planned obscelecense~~. My MacBook just feels well built. It feels sturdy and durable ~~even if a speck of dust can kill the display~~, and every factor of the build is just better than anything else available. Phones are mostly up to spec, but my Pixel just doesn't feel as nice as my old iPhone, especially the objectively worse button and camera layout.

Mostly everything else? No. I can't install cool FOSS projects on my phone, or know what's running on it. I prefer Linux as an OS, but not any DE compared to macOS. I've also had some periods where stuff doesn't just work, such as iCloud fucking my free space and wiping almost my entire system when I try to fix the issue as per instructions I was given by an employee. Then, there's just that Apple is gross. I don't need to explain that, or anything about repair. Else.. the closed source software is excellent closed source software. The unrepairable, proprietary hardware is excellent hardware.

They're just a few steps from being better than any other company or project.. a couple of several thousand mile long steps.

Macs are like uncannily good at real-time audio processing, also audio and MIDI routing in general has less friction. Less tinkering in general when connecting external synths

Like with anything you can find tons of people online who have no issues with their windows based production setup, YMMV. But macs are ubiquitous in the music space, from my experience I think it’s deserved

My Linux nerd friend swore by Intel Macs for recording/mixing music for years.

He hasn't tried the Apple silicon macs at all though.

They certainly hold their value if you are somebody who sells their old hardware for upgrades. I’ve traded up on several occasions for a not insignificant discount.

14 hours of lifetime on Macbook while also being silent is great.