I don't think OS X is any more polished than anything else. It looks polished because Apple users constantly tell themselves that it is perfect. When you tell yourself something all the time, it's easy to believe it's a fact.
But anyway, I gave up the whole desktop thing a year or so ago. Xmonad is the way to go. No stupidity to get in the way of work.
But anyway, I gave up the whole desktop thing a year or so ago. Xmonad is the way to go. No stupidity to get in the way of work.