> For all practical purposes, the window and the application are the same thing Not at all. That's a very unique thing about the Mac that trips Windows people.

> For all practical purposes, the window and the application are the same thing Not at all. That's a very unique thing about the Mac that trips Windows people. It's a subtle but crucial difference, unless you grasp it, you'll always be a bit lost on the Mac, as I am when I use Windows. On the Mac, for instance, Photoshop can be frontmost and have no windows, panels, while you're seeing your whole desktop. The only hint you have is the menu on the top left. Photoshop on Windows covers your whole screen all the time when it's frontmost. If you think that's tomato tomato, you haven't understood the difference.