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The feature in powertoys run is called Window Walker and has, in some way, been in every launcher I’ve ever used. I don’t think Mac users really understand that

The feature in powertoys run is called Window Walker and has, in some way, been in every launcher I’ve ever used. I don’t think Mac users really understand that many of their fancy features are also a thing on other operating systems. I like having the option to start a new instance (as apps also have the option of handling that, e.g. my text editor opens a new text tab if I launch it while it’s already open) or switching to an open app.

addicted 2y ago
Apple does do a good job of packaging their stuff. For example, Time Machine, which didn’t really do anything other OSes didn’t, but Apple integrated it into their universal preview system and gave it a nice fun and easy to use interface along with making it easy to setup on install. In Windows you had to dig into a tab on the rt-click properties menu and the best you could do was find previous versions by date, and I’m still not clear on how you enabled/disabled Previous versions on install. Of course, Time Machinenis also a great example of how Apple often overemphasizes aesthetics at the cost of actual function, where Time Machine is notorious about being extremely flaky about actually restoring from backup (to be fair, I was among the “lucky” people who’ve only had positive experiences with Time Machine, including a full restore).