If your a Linux fan, there is no reason not to like Mac's. OSX is spectacular, it has the benifit of all the openSource software, yet still manages to remain the most stable, user-friendly OS you have ever used.
You could resonably assert that OSX has more software than any other platform, because it benifits from nearly all FreeBSD, and Linux software (you can even install KDE and GNOME over Aqua), yet attracts big name products like Photoshop et all.
OSX is easely the most stable OS you will ever use. I run RedHat 8 on an AMD 2100 XP. Let me tell you, it's a great OS, but it does have plenty of quirks, and has crashed on me once or twice. OSX has none of these problems, everything about it has nearly thirty years of Apple R&D behind it. (something no one else has) I say this because M$ apparantly has no R&D, they just wait for every new version of the Mac OS so they can "inovate", grrr bastards...
Why hate Macs? They are versitile and M$ free. You can boot linux on them if you so prefer, the hardware is great, sturdy and well built, everything integrates perfectly so you never have any Hardware/Software conflicts or issues.
I say there is nothing not to like, you can use the computer as a total newb, or gee out into pure FreeBSD mode if you like. The power is yours
Hey, it's a hard thing to explain. Get a hold of a new Mac, Go ro the Apple store or something. Then experience the diffrence.