Lol

Awful UI?

What open source UI would you recommend then? Most at just a rip off of what Apple or Microsoft have done.

Re : Awful UI

Well, to be fair, it's a matter of taste - although speaking as an OSX, BSD and Linux user I find the Apple interface generally very good indeed, and certainly beautifully put together IMO. The fact that the AC comments conflate BSD and good UI design does however strike me, from an historical perspective at least, as possibly

(a) trolling

(b) ignorance

(c) great hilarity

(d) insanity

(e) a combination of the above

That said, implying that most open source front ends are simply rip-offs of Microsoft and/or Apple also shows a spectacularly blinkered view of the endemic theft / inspiration / impersonation / what-have-you in the user interface world since the year dot.

Zzzz

You get an OS with this, so that a laptop comes with Windows isn't relevant.

You get what you pay for - a custom motherboard form factor, aluminium casing and a nice stylish product.

Nobody grumbles about BMWs and Mercedes when you can get a similarly specced Ford for less.