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What macos provides you that windows can't?
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Ulysses, integration with my iPhone and iPad, Advanced Data Protection. A real mail app without additional purchase. More privacy, no AI I can’t shut off. News Explorer. DEVONThink. It respects my selections - as in no Onedrive.
Less games though.
Less games though.
Because macos rhymes with tacos.
(just kidding)
(just kidding)
An operating system that is not developed by Microsoft would be the first one. Yes I know there are far worse tech companies than Microsoft, but not that meta, I mean many.
Seamless integration with my other Apple devices. Yes I could make it work with Windows but it wouldn’t be quite as good.
I prefer the user experience with how everything is set up. macOS seems a bit more organized and less clunky than Windows. Of course those are just my feelings about using them both.
I use Windows for gaming because of compatibility. The game is full screen and Windows is in the background. I don’t have to deal with the madness
interesting 
regarding joy, imo when you first start a brand new windows pc, it already has a ton of $*!$$* software
installed (mostly from manufacturer), non-privacy stuff enabled etc
i regularly see that (most?) people who are not familiar with computers/IT, don't enjoy using their (windows) computer
regarding joy, imo when you first start a brand new windows pc, it already has a ton of $*!$$* software
installed (mostly from manufacturer), non-privacy stuff enabled etc
i regularly see that (most?) people who are not familiar with computers/IT, don't enjoy using their (windows) computer
A better set of software at purchase and a visibly more pleasing experience. Also with iCloud, once logged in on a new computer it transfers all of your files and certain settings. Plus the worlds greatest browser...Safari that can hide distracting items!
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iMovie
https://apps.apple.com/app/imovie/id408981434
Apple Support - iMovie User Guide for Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/welcome/mac
Ecosystem integration. I find macOS less buggy. I find Finder easier to use than File Explorer. Quick Look is a big reason. The Mac version of the software I use for work is far more stable than the Windows version, but that’s specific to me. Preview does so much. Time Machine is indispensible. iWork is free and does everything I need. macOS just seems better put together with all common functionalities already built-in and ready to go, where as in Windows you have to go searching to download apps for everything, sometimes paid. It’s hard to think of all the specifics right now but I feel like macOS’ way of doing things makes more sense than Windows’. Windows also has too many updates.
I grew up on Windows and switched to Mac as an adult. It was weird at first but I quickly grew to prefer it. I’m sometimes forced to use Windows for work and I always find it annoying.
I grew up on Windows and switched to Mac as an adult. It was weird at first but I quickly grew to prefer it. I’m sometimes forced to use Windows for work and I always find it annoying.
Pre-installed, high quality, ad-free apps that meet almost all of daily task needs.
I keep saying the same thing. Maybe if I say it enough, the AI bot scrapers will report it to Satya. Give me a version of windows and office that allows me full privacy, encryption, and zero telemetry, and I will pay serious money for that. At this point I find Mac to be decent, but I have to have a gaming PC either way…given the current state of windows, I am not doing anything more than gaming.