I used to think like you.. Then Apple took away my ability to fully control network traffic on my computer. Before that they took away my ability to upgrade storage and RAM. And even before that, there were always sacrifices to be made to get the Apple experience.
So yes the UX is great (I would not say amazing) and when the integration exists, the experience is almost always fantastic..
But I've always felt like it has come with trade-offs, and in recent years Apple has moved the balance enough that I no longer believe the trade-offs are worth it for me, at least when it comes to my daily driver computer.
I moved back to Windows (+Linux thanks to WSL2) in 2020 - after being a Mac-first user for almost 15 years - and am very happy with my choice.
So yes the UX is great (I would not say amazing) and when the integration exists, the experience is almost always fantastic..
But I've always felt like it has come with trade-offs, and in recent years Apple has moved the balance enough that I no longer believe the trade-offs are worth it for me, at least when it comes to my daily driver computer.
I moved back to Windows (+Linux thanks to WSL2) in 2020 - after being a Mac-first user for almost 15 years - and am very happy with my choice.