Ah, good old Apple, where for only $9.99 a month, you can experience what Linux offered for free 15+ years ago.
Not really true if what you want is a full macOS-style desktop experience with a few choice features from elsewhere bolted on. Linux desktops are predominantly Windows-style or minimal tiling thing, with the exceptions (GNOME, Pantheon) bearing only surface-level Mac aesthetics and being more comparable to superpowered tablet OS experiences.
as long as we're quipping, free software is free so long as you don't value your time
Ah, good old Linux, where for free, you cannot experience what macOS offers since 1984.
/s of course. Just pointing out that your comment is just to flame.