Why?
The windows registry is a disaster.
The whole idea is wrong. You want to keep configuration with the thing being configured.
Most Mac installs are "drag the folder on to your disk". You are done.
The windows registry is a disaster.
The whole idea is wrong. You want to keep configuration with the thing being configured.
Most Mac installs are "drag the folder on to your disk". You are done.
Microsoft's extreme backwards compatibility decisions have kept it around since then, and now since it is still supported, it is still used.
the registry was first intended to be an internal implementation detail while something better was designed. us hackers ruined that plan, but we're still happy to blame Microsoft for their compatibility promises and our own misuse of the registry.
It makes migrating all your app settings to new machines or fresh installs way easier.