• AlfredoJohn@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    Listen I love the battery life on my m1 but it’s the first mac I’ve owned and “intuitive” is not the description I’d use for the ui. Is terminal and homebrew familiar sure, and for most things it does work. But then there are the real oddities in the ui. Like why does finder not show me my full file system by default? Why do I drag and drop when installing a new app, thats fucking stupid. Why are files in folders just placed where ever with no order? There should be a grid pattern that works by default so it doesn’t become so disorganized. Why does clicking into folders just add a divider in finder instead of actually opening the folder so that after a couple nested folders you can barely make out file names. If you have lived with that madness for all your life maybe it’s “intuitive” because you have gotten used to it but linux and windows are just miles ahead in ui intuitiveness when it comes to basic functionality like this.

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      15 hours ago

      I’ve used both since 2001. Windows default search is worse, dragging and dropping to your chosen install location seems to make just as much sense as choosing it in a pop up window, grid and sort by are both right click dialog options. I thought the argument against Mac software was a lack of options so now I’m going to ask why Windows doesn’t let you organize folders by vibes

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      12 hours ago

      Why do I drag and drop when installing a new app, thats fucking stupid.

      That’s how all file copy operations are done. Apps are just a virtual file that you drag into the Applications folder. To uninstall it you simply delete the file. Done.

      As far as folder organization goes, I like that MacOS leaves my files where I left them. There are options to sort files if you need to as well.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        5 minutes ago

        Apps are just a virtual file that you drag into the Applications folder. To uninstall it you simply delete the file. Done.

        So like appimages…