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> wiping out desktop Linux

Doubt. I couldn't figure out how to do windows management under macOS to save my life. This is so needlessly obscure and inconsistent.

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If it was open source, people would make their own window management modifications on top of it.

(I wouldn't call it obscure though, it's pretty much standard WIMP with some differences compared to Windows.)

You can have an i3-like window manager for macOS today if you wanted to [1].

[1]: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

Yeah that’s why nobody buys their computers

This but unironically. Mac market share would be larger if Apple didn't drag their feet on common-sense features for the sake of differentiation. Because Apple tries to reinvent the wheel at every corner, they ensure that Windows will always have the larger market share even if it has more ads.

I mean, without going this far, the very first computer I put my hands on as a child was a Mac, because then Apple had a reputation for user-friendliness and discoverability. Least I can say is that Apple has taken a few turns since. I don't consider myself a WM power-user, I just need boring, and MacOS is not, and the surprises I encounter along the way I can't describe as clever or well thought-out (especially stuff like this¹).

¹: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253594264

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