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In what ways does it aggressively get in your way?
I hate the multi desktop stuff.
Drag a window to top of screen and it doesn't snap full screen fast enough or consistantly.
Doesn't like to display 1 window across 2 screens.
Sometimes a window will shoot off to the side past the visible desktop for god knows what reason.
You can't nativly set up the mouse scroll to work in reverse direction to the touch pad.
I'm still not sure how to uninstall things.
When my headphone cable is plugged in and I turn on the Mac it insists to make the boot sound though the speakers as an advertizment to the world that there is a Mac around.
If I click x on a browser or app, it doesnt actually shut the program, it just minimizes it.
I can't easily see the size of hard drives/folders and how much space is left available.
Files are just scattered willy nilly in a folder instead of snapped to a grid unless I set that folders defaults...per folder?! Instead of across the whole OS
They are my personal top of mind gripes.
This is because a Mac is basically a giant iPad with a keyboard. Everything is abstracted away, so if you're actually a computer person and try and take command of what's going on, the giant iPad will say "no you can't do that" constantly
It feels like trying to drive a car with no steering wheel or pedals, and you're expected to vibe your way through it with an overly helpful touchscreen interface running interference. Like just please God just give me the steering wheel
Way off. Macs are BSD Unix computers saddled with a desktop whose opinions are both worse and more strongly held than those of GNOME’s. The steering wheel you’re begging for is the terminal. When you get everything done from there, it’s grand. iPads are devices made for consuming only. Macs are for creating.
What do you mean way off? My opinion and personal preferences are way off? Huh?