I use google for maths because it's the fastest thing I can get to and TYPE my maths in without having to open a new application. You can even just type it in the search bar of Chrome/Edge and see the result immediately
Both Windows and macOS support calculations in their respective system-wide search bars (Win key on Windows vs Cmd-Space for Spotlight on macOS). They both support pretty cool stuff like sqrt(9), 13^37, but Spotlight edges it slightly by also support bit shifting like 1 << 10 == 1024.
I did not know this - thanks!
Is this a Cortana feature? Nothing pops up for me (WIN key), and a search online reveals it seems liked to Cortana, which I seemed to have disabled.
Start typing "calculator" after pressing WIN.
Win+R - Type in "calc" hit enter. Works every time, not only when Windows search decides to work.
Nice tip, I just realized spotlight has currency and unit conversions that I typically get from google.
It‘s ok to use google for calculations. But kind of strange to show a calculator screenshot as proof for a 10% calculation...