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OpenSUSE on Desktop, macOS for laptop. I’ve used macOS on portables for years now but only in the last 3ish months have I gone the linux Desktop.
As to the “why” - macOS because it’s polished, tightly integrated with the hardware, the ecosystem works harmoniously, it’s secure and Unix-based (Darwin is the name of the base OS used for both macOS and iOS).
For Desktop - I used Windows pretty much all my life but it’s gradually turned into a bloated advertising and tracking engine. I’m speaking as a home user and a 10+ year IT professional. Linux has come in leaps and bounds and OpenSUSE is an enterprise-grade OS that also happens to run games and other personal things nicely. If I wasn’t using it I’d probably be using Red Hat but I dumped it largely due to their shitty business practices.
What kind of business practices?
MS have always been a little shitty and I don’t want to sound “high horse”-y since everything is flawed in one way or another, but basically:
I understand that they’re running a business and that they can’t support old OS’ forever and can’t appease every user, but the above was more than enough for me to jump ship.
Edit: sorry I realised after replying you meant red hat lol, @Valon_Blue@sh.itjust.works said exactly what I was referring to. For those looking for an alternative, Rocky OS is the new CentOS and is built by its original creator.