As a musician, I evaluate music software based on a few criteria.
Will it run reliably in my linux systems?
Can I afford the cost?
Do I love it's sound and/or musical utility?
Is it easy enough to use on a regular basis?
Does it have future potential?
The 'musical utility' part applies to daws and the OS,
which are fundamental to getting things done efficiently
and peacefully. I can't justify Apple from a cost/performance basis.
I am not at peace with supporting Microsoft corporate policy,
nor the founder's personal crusades and morality failures, and I don't enjoy
the OS product experience. So I use various linux versions as the main OS.
The three linux-only music softwares I use most, are Yoshimi synth,
Rakarrack multi-effects, and Hydrogen drum machine. I hope each will have CLAP support,
with easier coding and perhaps wider acceptance because of it. Yoshimi is excellent
on all levels. Rakarrack is buggy and crashes at times, but overall, is good
at providing effects I like. Hydrogen has a few issues with file compatibilty
across systems of various age, but works very well for what I need.
So far, the status/license of the underlying code does not affect my choices.
Your statement, "A FOSS product is a better product." is religious in nature,
sans science, reason, or comparison testing, and as one who has promoted linux among win/mac users
for many years, I know most of those people would find it both elitist and absurd,
and over the years, such statements have engendered an anti-linux bias, based on interactions
with the devout adherants of FOSS.
Still curious about the "overpriced proprietary crap". Are you educationally qualified to determine
if something is overpriced?
What comparisons do you perform to determine if a given product is crap?
Do you consider 'proprietary' at the grocery store? The car lot? The hospital? The hardware your
linux OS relies on?
www.linuxfossians might be available as a domain, should you be serious.