It's gone downhill ever since Jobs passed away. At that point they ceased innovating and just started copying everyone else. I agree with OSX being the best fully compatible OS, I would ditch for linux in a heartbeat but as a photographer Adobe products are a must for me. As for the MacBook hardware it's still good but I have some issues with where they are headed, using dongles on dongles is just not a great experience.
Agreed @fivealive55 dongles are a real pain in the ass. Just like new headphones that only have lightning connecters, useless in any other product without an adapter that you have to pay more money for, again.