You have absolutley no idea what you are talking about and you obviously have inherent bias towards Windows and Linux.
I have used all three. I would favour Windows or Mac over Linux any day for desktop computing, Linux is just not ready for prime time on the desktop.... fantastic as a server with console interface.... but desktop... no way !
There is nothing wrong with mac and is is certainly not a POS that gives you grief.... nor is it " overrated, over hyped, over priced" .... its one of the most solid, stable platforms I've used over the years. They are robust systems with decent components that will take a beating and given that OS X works on a BSD backend you are basically hoisting yourself by your own petard saying OS X is a POS because you are effectively saying your beloved open source community BSD is also a POS !
Wow, you certainly have got me wrong!!! If I had any bias, its probably toward MS cause I spend so much of my working life with it. As for linux, I use it because I have to, not because I like it. To be honest, it probably makes me more money than anything else.
IF you are going to buy a PC/notebook you can do mucher better value for money than Mac is what I am saying. In saying that, I make money from it, so I dont really care either way. I have more crashes on MAC than any other OS these days. And BTW, OSX does not work on a BSD backend, its bastardisation of many things of which one is BSD.
As I sit here typing this message on my MacBook, the fan is going flat out trying to cool the machine down. After while, it will get so hot that it will shut down a core and start running slow.
Yes, I've noticed that there has been a subtle swing to tiles in some form or another in a lot of internet sites.
And most advertisements for laptops these day proudly offer W 8.1 with a touch screen interface as though it's some sort of big deal. Perhaps it is - I've yet to be seduced - despite having a few android tablets and phones in the family.
It's seems unlikely that there will be a return to former more familiar (mouse click) selection options. At present of course one can use either mouse or "stab" options (I think), but could it be that some point in the future, the move is made right way from mouse selection altogether?
These days everything is moving toward portable computing, ie tables and laptops so the old mouse and keyboard are on they way out. I have one of those Asus Zenbooks (FWIW, best laptop I have ever owned) with a touch screen. You dont use the touch screen much, but sometimes its a nice addition when scrolling through documents and web pages.