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Most of the time it's the other way around, so programs which are used on MacOS but aren't available on Windows. Moving to MacOS is pretty doable I think, but l
by 4ggr0 4y ago
Most of the time it's the other way around, so programs which are used on MacOS but aren't available on Windows. Moving to MacOS is pretty doable I think, but leaving the Apple-sphere is a bit more complicated.
And this is not strictly MacOS but iOS: When I had an Android phone I could just connect it to a Linux or Window laptop and copy files of and to it, same probably also works on a Mac. Now that I have an iPhone I can't even transfer files between my PC and my phone, unless I install iTunes and/or iCloud or download pictures through the iCloud web-interface.
I thought at this point it was a well known fact that Apple devices work perfectly with each other, but that it gets complicated when you want to use a different OS in combination.
Can list more examples if you want...
- scarface74 4y agoSo you can’t transfer files to your Apple device unless you use the Apple provided software to put files on your Apple device? I fail to see the issue. And it still didn’t answer the question about how Macs are more locked down than Windows.
- goosedragons 4y agoYou can transfer files to a Google device using a built-in feature of your Microsoft operating system on a Dell laptop. And in the past you could transfer files from your Windows phone to your Linux workstation with zero extra software other than your DE. Ditto BB10. God forbid you need to get a file to your iPhone from a Linux computer sans net connection.
- goosedragons 4y agoMacOS actually doesn't support MTP out of the box (which most non-ancient Android phones use). You need to get something like Android File Transfer to do it. They just don't want to support anything other than their own garbage.