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0:00 Gatekeeping Windows
0:33 Student Laptop
1:46 Operating system philosophy
2:04 Windows vs macOS start
2:09 Microsoft vs Apple ID account
2:17 Setting MacBook for the first time
2:33 Windows taskbar vs macOS dock
2:41 Windows vs macOS menu bar
2:56 Windows show desktop button vs macOS hot corner
3:13 Windows vs macOS commands
3:40 Windows vs macOS installing programs
3:58 Windows vs macOS alternatibes
4:14 programs on MacBook M2
4:27 Windows vs macOS uninstalling programs
5:28 Windows vs macOS installing fonts
5:49 Windows vs macOS updates
6:16 Windows vs macOS placing windows on screen
6:27 macOS changing scroll behaviour
6:46 Windows vs macOS Minimising program
7:18 Windows vs macOS closing program
8:05 Windows vs macOS format compatibility difference
8:34 Windows vs macOS peripherals
8:39 Windows vs macOS uninstalling bloatware
9:05 Windows defender vs macOS integrity protection
9:23 Windows vs macOS host file
9:30 Gaming on macOS
9:49 Apple ecosystem features
11:23 iOS apps on macOS
12:00 Apple Pay on macOS
12:12 macOS copying and pasting text from photos
12:20 verdict
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[poweruser.official]

Thanks a lot everyone! I was ready to delete this channel, but for no reason this video hit viral and now I'm in a middle of writing scenario to next video :D See you soon! <3

[williamsmith]

As someone who works in IT I have had my fair share of troubleshooting both mac's and PCs. Both definitely have their strengths and weaknesses. But the one thing that will always drive me away from Mac is the lack of a built-in uninstaller. It is so frustrating, trying to uninstall a broken installation of Dropbox for example, and it keeps the old configuration files even after "uninstalling". Completely removing an app is usually quite a process. On the forums, Mac users defend this decision saying it is easier for the user, because things like the appdata and accounts are saved so if you ever want to reinstall the app, it's already mostly done for you. I don't like that answer. People should be able to choose, not be forced one way or the other. Needing to completely uninstall an application isn't uncommon so I am not quite sure why Apple hasn't come up with a better solution. Anyways, figured I would throw in my 2 cents. If I misunderstood something about why Mac os does this, please feel free to educate me.

[ilyrican]

My transition to macOS was kind of forced when I joined a development team for an iPad application. I had no choice but to learn how to work with a MacBook. This was back in 2014. First month was really annoying since I had to get used to navigating around the OS for the smallest tasks. I remember having troubles just to switch the language. But fast forward to today, I honestly can say, I can no longer use Windows for work at all. In fact the only reason I still use Windows is because of gaming.
As with everything in life, relearning or changing something you already know is harder than learning it the first time.

[edmondhung]

8:34 exFAT is supported by both windows and Mac also, and it allow you to store files bigger than 4GB.

[arround]

"System integrity protection" on macOS and "Real-time protection" on Windows isn't same thing.

[christiangalaz]

Shoutout to Windows Powertoys, they solve some issues that are mentioned in this video and also add new cool features, I sincerely don't understand why MS doesn't include them in the OS by default or atleast on settings.

[HelenFire]

What I noticed, is that most windows users biggest complaints about mac when they switch is “Why can’t I do it this way” and what mac people say when they switch is “why won’t it just work”. I’ve used both my whole life and what I can generally say is that, if you care about having autonomy over your devises above all else, you will probably prefer windows, however if you see your devices as nothing but an appliance and you only care to learn the basics, you probably will prefer Mac. Personally I have a PC for games, and a Mac for Logic Pro.

[-Name-here-]

Something worth mentioning is Windows applications leave behind a lot of crap as well. You can look at your hidden app data folder to see what I mean, and a lot of times it’s not even limited to there. I feel like this is an issue with every os, and the best I’ve seen in this case is Linux

[poweruser.official]

And one more thing, uncles friend of a friend told me that the pirates are having no problem with getting and installing all cracked programs on macOS😲

[electrosyzygy]

I have used both OSes and a bit of Linux over the past 2 decades, and each have their strengths and weaknesses. When it comes to desktops, I prefer to build my own and multiboot or VM. When it comes to laptops, I prefer Apple by far. Their hardware/software integration is so far above the competition(except for the horrible laptops they made from like 2014-2019 with the terrible keyboards). What convinced to switch to Apple for laptops years ago was, quite simply, the trackpad (touchpad) and now performance/battery life. As the main interface with the user, it is essential to get right and again, no one comes close, not even high-end laptops in the same price range. $3000 Dell XPS are still plagued with touchpad issues and have terrible battery degradation, which has been a hallmark of Dell for as long as I've been using laptops. Multitouch on Apple is unparalleled. When my Asus needs replacement, I'll likely switch back to Apple as the software I use has no issues at this point. Now software:
macOS window management and uninstallation is terrible: 3rd party apps Magnet and AppCleaner take care of that. They're the most lightweight I've found. Speaking of 3rd party apps.
@Power User: as a power user, definitely check out 3rd party utilities like Alfred or Raycast. There's nothing really equivalent or as powerful on Windows. Also consider Little Snitch or Lulu for network monitoring/firewall/basically granular comms control.

[jiriq]

I use most of Apple devices so it made sense to me to buy a Macbook as well. It was hard from the beginning, as a Windows user my whole life suddenly I had to learn a new operating system. But it got better with each day and now I actually really like it. Especially the hardware. No windows laptop comes even close to a macbook hardware!

[nitesh-maharaj]

As someone who grew up with Windows, I was quite resistant to switching to macOS, or Mac OS X when I first began using it in 2011. I initially installed Windows on my MacBook. Then I forced myself to use OS X for a while and just learn the differences, like the different shortcuts for taking screenshots. Once I actually put in the time to learn everything and change my mindset from the Windows way that I was second nature to me, I actually started enjoying using my Mac.

Today I prefer using macOS over Windows, especially because I've built up my Apple ecosystem of devices and everything works seamlessly together. It's silly to ask if one OS is better than the other, because they each have their pros and cons and they have a different approach to doing things. Just because I prefer using macOS, doesn't mean I dislike Windows. Just don't hate one because it doesn't have the same features as the other, because if they were going to be identical, then there'd be no reason for both to exist.

[Kwpolska]

A very important question that one should ask before switching (in either direction) is, what am I going to do on this computer? Is all the software I need available for the OS I’m about to switch to? For example, you mentioned university, and that might requrie you to use fancy software not available for macOS.

I grew up with Windows, then went with Linux, then back to Windows, then switched to macOS, and then returned to Windows 10/11. I was able to do that, because most things I was doing are supported and available on macOS and Windows. In my macOS years, I had a Windows VM around for doing Windows things. Apple switching to ARM processors was a deal-breaker for me, because having the freedom to run Windows and Linux is important and sometimes necessary to me.

As for the user experience, I think Windows’s is better thought out. The fact that one must find, and often buy, extra software to get basic features, such as window snapping, or recording the computer’s sound output (eg. in OBS), says something about Apple. Window management on macOS is much worse, because the full screen option works randomly, and until recently, you couldn't keep the menu bar on screen at all times - so I was using one of those third-party apps to “maximize” windows without making them full screen. The red button also works randomly: for some apps, it just closes the window and keeps the app running, but other apps will quit after closing the last window - and you never know which, because Chrome will quit, but Safari and Firefox won’t.

Regarding file systems, macOS has two Windows-compatible options, namely FAT and exFAT. ExFAT fixes some limitations of FAT (such as 4GB file size), but it’s still not a good file system. You can get NTFS support on macOS, but — you guessed it — you need third-party software, with either a free but very clumsy option, or nice commercial stuff that costs $15-$20.

Same goes for a feature as basic as viewing ZIP files. On Windows, this is built into Explorer, and for fancier file formats, there’s the free and excellent 7-Zip. But in macOS land? MacOS can extract and compress files, but you can’t view the contents of an archive (and pick files to extract). You’ll need a third-party app for that.

Modern Windows is also great for software development (with features such as WSL and Windows Terminal). On good hardware, you get good performance, good appearance. You won’t get much good in the battery life department, but this also depends on what you’re doing.

[SheepKid]

For your first video, this was actually very well put together. Might actually subscribe to see what else you come out with.

[xBZZZZyt]

05:24 windows programs can also leave junk behind (usually stored in AppData)

[djtheman]

Great video

I recently started using windows in addition to being a 15 year macOS veteran and they really are different languages.

Anytime someone switches OS there’s always the temptation to make 1. 0S behave like the OS they’re used to, but I think it’s incredibly important to adapt to the design rather than changing a lot of default shortcuts or behaviors.

Expand your vocabulary.

[Psychiatry.]

Windows built-in uninstaller often leaves registry keys after programs uninstallation process, macOS does not points the installation directories to the hierarchy keys (REGISTRY EDITOR) but directly to the installation location so the programs can run faster with less errors (as long as the program is compatible with the version of macOS). Windows is well managed and very good to use especially for multi-tasking tasks.

[JanbluTheDerg]

I moved from MacOS to Windows (for gaming and game development purposes), and the only feature I really missed from MacOS was Spotlight. Spotlight is amazing, really fast search, drag and drop from results, doesn't take much of the screen and can also do some other stuff like simple calc stuff.

The closest alternative I've found on Windows is a combo between Wox and Everything. Trouble is, Wox hasn't been updated in years. And it doesn't support drag and drop. Maybe there has been another alternative since, but... man I miss Spotlight.

Update: Gonna find an alternative to the alternative to Spotlight.

Usability is better in mac, I turned windows to mac in 2015, and I don't regret anything, in addition to the constant updates and errors that made it difficult for me at work or university

[romatawazu]

This video is very interesting. Waiting for another part (if there's any) ... Cheers!