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Windows 11 taskbar reminds me of macOS dockbar. I've been using Windows for two decades and before that I loved the Amiga Workbench. When I had the choice bet

Windows 11 taskbar reminds me of macOS dockbar. I've been using Windows for two decades and before that I loved the Amiga Workbench. When I had the choice between a Dell Windows notebook and a macBook I went to the Apple store and some enthusiastic person showed me the new 2017 models with larger touchpad and gestures to move between workspaces. I thought "these apple people. who needs that". Then we ordered the macBook and because of my keyboard layout choice it took a week to arrive. I got a used Dell notebook for week, worked and then switched to the macBook. When I had to give the Dell back I wanted to transfer some files to the macBook, and I used the touchpad and made some macOS gestures and wondered why the touchpad is so small and why the gestures don't work. This was the moment I understood why the person told me about these things. I'm using macOS for 7 years now. Also had to deal with some bugs and stupid UX here and there. But overall my OS of choice for sure. Oh and the touchbar on the top of the keyboard was not even a good idea, I think. My last Windows was Windows 7 and I liked it a lot. Windows 10 I never liked, even when I only used it in a VM.

baq 3y ago
This is what I meant by hardware; I consider touchpad gestures to be hardware even if their responses have to be handled in software. I use my (my employer's) macbook 99% of the time docked, so I don't really care, but yes objectively gestures are top notch. It's all the other parts of the OS to which you aren't immediately exposed which get me. Most displays need an external tool to force a sane resolution. The command line tools are almost-but-not-quite compatible with what you use on servers. Docker is horseshit. Need another external program to see how many times I have to cycle through app windows. Need an external tool to invert mouse wheel scroll direction but not the touchpad scroll direction. Need an external tool for a sane clipboard. Need an external tool to tile windows. The hardware is very much 'pro' but the OS is at most 'deluxe'.
- whodev 3y ago
  > Need an external tool to invert mouse wheel scroll direction but not the touchpad scroll direction. This is probably my biggest gripe with macOS right now. Are there no developers at Apple who find this to be an issue?

baq 3y ago

This is what I meant by hardware; I consider touchpad gestures to be hardware even if their responses have to be handled in software. I use my (my employer's) macbook 99% of the time docked, so I don't really care, but yes objectively gestures are top notch. It's all the other parts of the OS to which you aren't immediately exposed which get me. Most displays need an external tool to force a sane resolution. The command line tools are almost-but-not-quite compatible with what you use on servers. Docker is horseshit. Need another external program to see how many times I have to cycle through app windows. Need an external tool to invert mouse wheel scroll direction but not the touchpad scroll direction. Need an external tool for a sane clipboard. Need an external tool to tile windows. The hardware is very much 'pro' but the OS is at most 'deluxe'.

whodev 3y ago
> Need an external tool to invert mouse wheel scroll direction but not the touchpad scroll direction. This is probably my biggest gripe with macOS right now. Are there no developers at Apple who find this to be an issue?