Comment by freedomben
2 years ago
I grew up on Windows as well, starting with Win 3.0. I switched fully to Linux in 2010, but have still usually had at least one Windows machine in my life. Windows is really pretty damn good, and if they would just stop trying to force things on users (MS accounts, Edge browser, etc) and stop trying to further monetize the system (ads), it would be a really compelling option. I spent a total of 24 months on macs, and like you, when your preferred workflow doesn't match Apple's opinion of the correct way, macOS is like cement blocks around your ankles.
I remember looking up how to disable certain features on macOS, and the people on Apple forums usually responded with some version of "Why would you want to do that? You think you know better than Apple?"
haha, yep, exactly my experience too. And then also the occasional "Go buy this $20 tool that lets you do that by (ab)using accessibility APIs"