I switched to Mac for work and general use (everything besides gaming) a couple years ago, and will never go back to a windows laptop.
MrDeadPixels
10 seconds is enough
Ok-Objective3746
Urm actually it’s macO(gets hit with a tactical nuke)
thehashkilling
Yet again, the average user confuses familiarity with intuitiveness. The Mac UI is fine. The Windows UI is fine. They both have strength and weaknesses. I have used both throughout the years.
HellFireNT
iOS yes…..MacOS not so much….it’s pretty similar to windows ! (except for the location of the close window button….I hate that)
ficklampa
I use both. Both have their pros and cons.
Kicstarv
ThatOtherFrenchGuy
Windows user coming back and realising it has become even more shitty since last time
ichbinverwirrt420
Eh it’s fine. Also the ability to switch to another screen with the Magic Mouse just by swiping over it is pretty neat
bushwickhero
I switched to Mac for everything besides gaming and I actually find Windows terribly unintuitive but to each their own.
mcmalloy
I like Mac OS compared to windows. When I actually search through the finder it gives me exactly what I need. I love my M4 MacBook just as much as my battlestation, but in each their way
Yaarmehearty
Does anybody actually *like* Windows though? I get being used to it and knowing how it works, being comfortable using it but *liking* it?
c4pt1n54n0
Huh, so what does PCMR think of r/hackintosh then?
OkOffice7726
Well, macOS does some things better than windows does
barndawe
I use both. Macs are better for the kind of software development I do, PCs are infinitely better for gaming
megamoo7
I use both for different reasons, mostly Windows. In MacOS I’m always dragging windows to the top of the screen by habit and expect it to go full screen. I wish Apple would just copy Windows’ windows management behavior. It makes so much better sense to me.
Both have issues with burying settings in menus. It feels like they are making everything deliberately obscure so it doesn’t make sense and you need support. I’ve watched Windows get worse and worse with this in the last few versions.
Windows puts so much unwanted crap, widgets, advertisements, stuff you don’t want in the operating system as default. Stuff you need specialized knowledge to remove. Can’t we just have a barebones Windows OS as default with all the extra crap optional to add. And by optional I mean, not a mandatory screen you have to click through during installation.
A lot of Apple basic stuff I find just baffling. Why does clicking the tiny red dot not close the program? There’s a minimize button, yet the red button seems to do the same thing.
Lietenantdan
If Windows computers weren’t by far a better choice for gaming I’d probably use MacOS.
RichieEB
Me with using windows n running back to Linux
HankThrill69420
maybe it’s just me but i haven’t met an OS i couldn’t navigate after about 30 minutes
Smooth-Chest-1554
I switched to MacOS few months ago, for me first few weeks were a little bit tough. But now? I like it very much.
H__Dresden
Been on Linux on my one computer for a while. Really liking the interface.
Maleficent-Aspect318
I still dont like the 2 seperate controll panel/settings shit.
Feels like its unfinished and bad
zrushin
I find MacBooks to be superior than Windows laptops, although I still hate macOS for the way it treats you like a child who shouldn’t have any control. I hate the crappy Windows management (ie. When trying to put 2 side by side), I hate that changing the scroll direction affects both the mouse and track pad, causing you to have to change it every time you switch. Windows OS has some annoyances too, but at least you can fix most of them for free with third party tools.
SigmaLance
If I press the red X to close something it should close…not minimize.
FinnishScrub
I do almost all of the things I wanna do with Homebrew via bash on MacOS so it fits my needs well and I like that aspect of MacOS, where you can make it feel very close to Linux in a lot of ways on surface-level.
the window management is still AWFUL though, I do not understand how people tolerate it.
Vayne_Solidor
That search function tho 😩 I wish Windows worked half as well as Apple’s.
Azoraqua_
If only macOS had great gaming support, I’d probably go macOS all day. I already do for all productivity related work. Winblows isn’t my thing, but I guess I have to.
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I switched to Mac for work and general use (everything besides gaming) a couple years ago, and will never go back to a windows laptop.
10 seconds is enough
Urm actually it’s macO(gets hit with a tactical nuke)
Yet again, the average user confuses familiarity with intuitiveness. The Mac UI is fine. The Windows UI is fine. They both have strength and weaknesses. I have used both throughout the years.
iOS yes…..MacOS not so much….it’s pretty similar to windows ! (except for the location of the close window button….I hate that)
I use both. Both have their pros and cons.
Windows user coming back and realising it has become even more shitty since last time
Eh it’s fine. Also the ability to switch to another screen with the Magic Mouse just by swiping over it is pretty neat
I switched to Mac for everything besides gaming and I actually find Windows terribly unintuitive but to each their own.
I like Mac OS compared to windows. When I actually search through the finder it gives me exactly what I need. I love my M4 MacBook just as much as my battlestation, but in each their way
Does anybody actually *like* Windows though? I get being used to it and knowing how it works, being comfortable using it but *liking* it?
Huh, so what does PCMR think of r/hackintosh then?
Well, macOS does some things better than windows does
I use both. Macs are better for the kind of software development I do, PCs are infinitely better for gaming
I use both for different reasons, mostly Windows. In MacOS I’m always dragging windows to the top of the screen by habit and expect it to go full screen. I wish Apple would just copy Windows’ windows management behavior. It makes so much better sense to me.
Both have issues with burying settings in menus. It feels like they are making everything deliberately obscure so it doesn’t make sense and you need support. I’ve watched Windows get worse and worse with this in the last few versions.
Windows puts so much unwanted crap, widgets, advertisements, stuff you don’t want in the operating system as default. Stuff you need specialized knowledge to remove. Can’t we just have a barebones Windows OS as default with all the extra crap optional to add. And by optional I mean, not a mandatory screen you have to click through during installation.
A lot of Apple basic stuff I find just baffling. Why does clicking the tiny red dot not close the program? There’s a minimize button, yet the red button seems to do the same thing.
If Windows computers weren’t by far a better choice for gaming I’d probably use MacOS.
Me with using windows n running back to Linux
maybe it’s just me but i haven’t met an OS i couldn’t navigate after about 30 minutes
I switched to MacOS few months ago, for me first few weeks were a little bit tough. But now? I like it very much.
Been on Linux on my one computer for a while. Really liking the interface.
I still dont like the 2 seperate controll panel/settings shit.
Feels like its unfinished and bad
I find MacBooks to be superior than Windows laptops, although I still hate macOS for the way it treats you like a child who shouldn’t have any control. I hate the crappy Windows management (ie. When trying to put 2 side by side), I hate that changing the scroll direction affects both the mouse and track pad, causing you to have to change it every time you switch. Windows OS has some annoyances too, but at least you can fix most of them for free with third party tools.
If I press the red X to close something it should close…not minimize.
I do almost all of the things I wanna do with Homebrew via bash on MacOS so it fits my needs well and I like that aspect of MacOS, where you can make it feel very close to Linux in a lot of ways on surface-level.
the window management is still AWFUL though, I do not understand how people tolerate it.
That search function tho 😩 I wish Windows worked half as well as Apple’s.
If only macOS had great gaming support, I’d probably go macOS all day. I already do for all productivity related work. Winblows isn’t my thing, but I guess I have to.