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I agree MacOS feels dated, some examples: The Windows window manager is far better than the MacOS equivalent, the UI is higher quality, more consistent and more

I agree MacOS feels dated, some examples: The Windows window manager is far better than the MacOS equivalent, the UI is higher quality, more consistent and more discoverable, and PowerShell is better than zsh.

mattgreenrocks 4y ago
What I miss most in macOS is the raw graphics performance of Windows, even for day-to-day computing. Probably a combo of available graphics cards, drivers, and how the OS treats graphics performance. Finder is def getting a bit creaky, but I've never hit limitations using it. As for PSH: use fish and don't look back. :)
reaperducer 4y ago
PowerShell is better than zsh. brew install --cask powershell
- anemoknee 4y ago
  TIL, wild.
PartiallyTyped 4y ago
> and PowerShell is better than zsh. Could you elaborate?
kitsunesoba 4y ago
I guess it depends on what one is looking for, because to me Windows feels the most dated of any desktop environment mainly due to its poor implementation of virtual desktops. Even the version of Spaces from OS X 10.5 Leopard (circa 2007) is better, and various *nix DEs had better virtual desktops since the mid-late 90s onward. That makes Windows harder to use for me than lack of snapping on macOS does, particularly with how Windows makes me feel like I need to maximize most windows which drives a greater need for good virtual desktops.
zuhsetaqi 4y ago
> the UI is higher quality, more consistent and more discoverable The last thing that can be said about Windows is consistency https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/state-of-the-windows-how-many-layers-of-ui-inconsistencies-are-in-windows-10/ https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/state-of-the-windo...
- sgjohnson 4y ago
  That article misses the Layer 9. Windows 3.1 UI, which is still present in Windows 10 and 11. https://i.imgur.com/fMC5ayA.png https://i.imgur.com/fMC5ayA.png
rswail 4y ago
Powershell is available native on MacOS: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-macos?view=powershell-7.3 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/insta... But so is current versions of bash, csh, sh, zsh, fish, etc etc ad infinitum in Macports.

mattgreenrocks 4y ago

What I miss most in macOS is the raw graphics performance of Windows, even for day-to-day computing. Probably a combo of available graphics cards, drivers, and how the OS treats graphics performance. Finder is def getting a bit creaky, but I've never hit limitations using it. As for PSH: use fish and don't look back. :)

reaperducer 4y ago

PowerShell is better than zsh. brew install --cask powershell

anemoknee 4y ago
TIL, wild.

PartiallyTyped 4y ago

> and PowerShell is better than zsh. Could you elaborate?

kitsunesoba 4y ago

I guess it depends on what one is looking for, because to me Windows feels the most dated of any desktop environment mainly due to its poor implementation of virtual desktops. Even the version of Spaces from OS X 10.5 Leopard (circa 2007) is better, and various *nix DEs had better virtual desktops since the mid-late 90s onward. That makes Windows harder to use for me than lack of snapping on macOS does, particularly with how Windows makes me feel like I need to maximize most windows which drives a greater need for good virtual desktops.

zuhsetaqi 4y ago

> the UI is higher quality, more consistent and more discoverable The last thing that can be said about Windows is consistency https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/state-of-the-windows-how-many-layers-of-ui-inconsistencies-are-in-windows-10/ https://ntdotdev.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/state-of-the-windo...

sgjohnson 4y ago
That article misses the Layer 9. Windows 3.1 UI, which is still present in Windows 10 and 11. https://i.imgur.com/fMC5ayA.png https://i.imgur.com/fMC5ayA.png

rswail 4y ago

Powershell is available native on MacOS: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-macos?view=powershell-7.3 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/insta... But so is current versions of bash, csh, sh, zsh, fish, etc etc ad infinitum in Macports.