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I wish macOS had maximise buttons and window snapping. They would bolster their appeal with Windows expats if they did.
They’re just not as obvious as on Windows
https://youtu.be/T9uGNidrTyM?si=AYQeo6vrHrmIN9mi
Ironically these features are so little known that third-party apps have been developed to add (already existing) features
I wish macOS had maximise buttons and window snapping. They would bolster their appeal with Windows expats if they did.
Window snapping is coming in the next OS release, in September or October (finally some said, but I do not care for it). Maximise button has been there forever? The green button move the window on a separate space when clicked w/o modifiers since a few years ago (maybe one of the dumbest decision of macOS but YMMV) and maximize the window when alt-clicked. Before, the green button maximized and there was no other opt…
Different mapping of feature != the feature doesn’t exist
Microsoft's behavior with windows is tonal whiplash. It is an incredible mess. They do things like WSL, make enhancements to notepad, add rar support, task manager enhancements, tabs in explorer... all while doing things like cortana, removal of local accounts, tpm mandates, and more. I can't imagine being a developer of windows. I'm sure the individuals adding those good features are dead on the inside when they see…
Microsoft both is and isnt a good steward of Windows. It's stable for programs written years ago, yet its interaction to the users are an insult to your intelligence.
I see similarities in Android. Every year it gets worse, but still not as shameless as microsoft. And mac, well I think Apple dances to its own tune and doesn't really care if the users like it or not, and they know they have loyal users who are just fine with that. God knows they'll never get real "Cut" support in Finder.
Microsoft's behavior with windows is tonal whiplash. It is an incredible mess. They do things like WSL, make enhancements to notepad, add rar support, task manager enhancements, tabs in explorer... all while doing things like cortana, removal of local accounts, tpm mandates, and more. I can't imagine being a developer of windows. I'm sure the individuals adding those good features are dead on the inside when they see…
> I can't imagine being a developer of windows. Lucky bastard. I'm forced to and it's hell.
In the beginning 'twas the command line, and cmd was good, and it sufficed, for computing was the product. And we looked around and saw the IBM PC and Mac - and Amigas and STs and Commodores before them, and Spectra, and Lisas and IIe, all after their kind, and all was well - for they were computers.- Then the OS became the product. And it needed glitz, and it needed a GUI. And so a GUI came. And then "updates" came…
You can learn to wrangle and beat it into submission, which is very doable, and make the compromise and switch to a purely open OS.
In the beginning 'twas the command line, and cmd was good, and it sufficed, for computing was the product. And we looked around and saw the IBM PC and Mac - and Amigas and STs and Commodores before them, and Spectra, and Lisas and IIe, all after their kind, and all was well - for they were computers.- Then the OS became the product. And it needed glitz, and it needed a GUI. And so a GUI came. And then "updates" came…
I upvoted... but know that if there was a Love button at my disposal, I would have clicked that instead.
In the beginning 'twas the command line, and cmd was good, and it sufficed, for computing was the product. And we looked around and saw the IBM PC and Mac - and Amigas and STs and Commodores before them, and Spectra, and Lisas and IIe, all after their kind, and all was well - for they were computers.- Then the OS became the product. And it needed glitz, and it needed a GUI. And so a GUI came. And then "updates" came…
That’s good, but I just asked ChatGPT the following: “Write a satirical mock history of computing starting from the Intel 286 all the way to Generative AI moralizing how we have lost our skills, good taste, hard work and common sense. Write it in the style of chapter one of Genesis. Show how generative AI and social media is wrecking society.” It gave me: “ *Chapter 1: The Book of Computation* 1. In the beginning, th…
Microsoft's overarching plan has always been to turn Windows into a subscription service. All of their hostile anti-user bullshit of past few years stems directly from the efforts to make it happen.
But it seems this has slowed down a bit, at least from what I have seen. I expect it will accelerate once companies find a better way to spin "subscriptions/spyware".
IIRC, some Massachusetts repair law was/is hated so much by the auto manufactures, when you but a new car in that state, internet connectivity is disabled. Is that still true ? If so, I wonder if they are ignoring the law or trying to find a way around it.
FWIW, I have started telling people I know who say they "need" a new PC, to spend for a MAC. I would prefer Linux for them, but you know how that would go for non-tech people. With that said, I may use a close friend for an experiment with Linux to see what happens.