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> Because the Finder powers the desktop too and its windows are not separate processes. In fact no application on macOS spawns additional windows as separate pr

> Because the Finder powers the desktop too and its windows are not separate processes. In fact no application on macOS spawns additional windows as separate processes, that's a Windows/Linux thing. That Finder and the desktop are a single process is an implementation detail that should be hidden from UI mechanisms like this.

kitsunesoba 4y ago
Either way, it would be a strange experience to hit Command-Q to “quit” (close all windows) the Finder only to land right back in the Finder (desktop) again.