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I've had a long background of Windows and Linux usage but I've used MacOS a significant time as well - I'm daily driving a 2018 MacBook Pro 15 and use a Windows
by moonchrome 5y ago
I've had a long background of Windows and Linux usage but I've used MacOS a significant time as well - I'm daily driving a 2018 MacBook Pro 15 and use a Windows Desktop for WFH because it's much more powerful an silent. And I'm also developing on .NET core right now which is a Microsoft tech.
With that said I would say MacOS grows on you. On my 34 inch screen using snapping is just not practical - I just move windows around and have plenty of visual space and can quickly move my head to move attention to a different window, find other windows through overlaps - I prefer this to tabbing - and this is when working on my Windows desktop.
Returning to Windows after not regularly using it for last 3 years it's sad to see that the UI has regressed with Windows 11. For example windows had system calendar app that would connect to the system calendar in the bottom right and show event previews for the day and you could click on the day and get day summaries, sort of like Itsycal but built in. They removed this in Windows 11.
I think MacOS is strictly better for most of my use cases :
- The new right click UI is clunky and obviously touch optimized, most of the OS is going this way and it's shit for desktop usability
- Dark mode support is hit-and-miss, much better in MacOS
- PowerToys Run doesn't work reliably at all compared to Mac CMD + Space which works without a hiccup
- chocolatey is garbage compared to homebrew
Where Windows beats MacOS for me :
- Docker performance is much much better
- WSL/linux integration is fairly nice (using OpenSuSe rolling release to get relevant software, Ubuntu LTS they provide is ancient)
- IncRnd 5y agoI constantly use window snapping on my desktop Mac with two widescreen monitors. But, I use keystrokes to do so, using Rectangle, not the mouse.
- moonchrome 5y agoFor me even the vertical space fully extended is too much visual area since I need to move my eyes/head to scan top to bottom. but I do have a 5k panel relatively close at low scaling so maybe your setup is different
- IncRnd 5y agoIt likely is different based on what you've said. I hope you keep finding and using what works for you. It's often different between people even who have similar configurations.
- darkteflon 5y agoDocker is still such a mess on Mac. Losing hope that they’ll ever sort it out.