This is the first time I’ve seen Elementary. You make a pretty compelling case for it, and I feel kind of better just knowing, should I need it, there could be an alternative to macOS should I ever decide I need it.
What’s the level of proficiency required to switch to, run it, for someone who’s barely managed pro-use of Apple’s various platforms?
You don't need any knowledge of computers to use it. Though, installing apps that are not on the AppCenter are not straight forwards. But, Elementary OS support ".deb" packages, which are apps that install themselves, and that is great. Traditionally on Linux to install something you had to use the command line, but with ".deb" package installers you just need a 5 minutes tutorial to learn how to do it, and just once, then you can do it as much as you like. Other than that, it works pretty much how you expect it to work. I think the goal of Linux developers is to bring more apps and make installing things outside the AppCenter more intuitive.
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