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macOS WM philosophy sounds like Outlook email philosophy: it should behave like paper mail. Worst philosophy ever. Instead of figuring out how new technology e
by maxwell86 5y ago
macOS WM philosophy sounds like Outlook email philosophy: it should behave like paper mail.
Worst philosophy ever. Instead of figuring out how new technology enables better solutions to current problems, their philosophy is to emulate current solutions instead.
This is why I prefer gmail over outlook, and Linux over macos.
- kitsunesoba 5y agoI’m not sure it’s so cut and dry. Workflows are highly personal things, so while something highly automated might work a charm for some while not working at all for others.
- Veen 5y agoThe mental model of windows having a consistent spatial location is deeply ingrained into MacOS because it's been done that way for decades. There are still old Mac users who complain that the Finder switched from a spatial model to a browser model. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2010/09/macos-x-beta/14/#b6 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2010/09/macos-x-beta/14/#b6 That's an old article, but Siracusa is still complaining about the "new" non-spatial finder to this day.