By default, Apple loads up the news widget in the macOS notification area.
Clicking on a story opens it in the Apple News app, which is also in your dock by default.
Clicking on a story opens it in the Apple News app, which is also in your dock by default.
> I remember the first time I used a Windows system last year after tens of years on Linux/OSX, and it was really a somewhat strange experience: the moment I connected the ethernet cable I was instantly looking at random flashy news articles from another part of the world. Not in the browser, not in some kind of "News" app, but right in my taskbar! The most amazing part is that I did not even have to click on it – the system carefully opened it for me to delight me with some low-quality not-even-local news.
Same thing happens on new macOS installs.
It is not the same thing and it won't be the same thing no matter how many times you say it. It simply isn't!
A news widget on one is the same as a news widget on the other.
That a smartphone comes preloaded with some news app is not unexpected behavior. That a desktop operating system is not "clean" from first install is absolutely not acceptable.