Spoiler: GNOME wins

Btw their GNOME Theme manager is here

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    2923 days ago

    As a regular user of both, I’m able to accomplish custom stuff faster with Linux, but Mac is pretty hands off once you get it set up. That said, it’s a garbage OS out of the box. It’s 2024 and it doesn’t even have windows snapping or back button support. You have to install and configure 3rd party tools to make it behave like something created in the last two decades. I’m pretty sure Apple doesn’t give a shit about their Mac OS anymore, since most of their money comes from iOS and store purchases/subscriptions.

      • @Womble
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        23 days ago

        I mean gnome and kde both have it so that doesnt feel correct for why macos doesnt.

        • @[email protected]
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          823 days ago

          If true, presumably that gnome and kde don’t believe in the software patent but Apple doesn’t want to try its luck and risk getting in a lawsuit.

          (That said, they’re not exactly short of lawyers for a lawsuit… Maybe it’s in their interest to uphold the principle of software patents?)

          • @ozymandias117
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            1322 days ago

            Gnome and KDE had this feature LONG before Microsoft, so they have prior art to prove it’s an invalid patent

            • @meliante
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              122 days ago

              Even if it did exist Microsoft would be obligated to litigate with kde/gnome use of it.

              • @ozymandias117
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                222 days ago

                Yeah, I meant it’s unlikely Microsoft would try to sue Gnome or KDE for it, because they’d likely lose the patent

                • @meliante
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                  121 days ago

                  Yeah but my understanding is if they have a patent or the copyright or whatever it is, if they do not go after any single possible infringement, they’re potentially throwing away those rights at a later time. At least that’s how I understand it works in the USA at least?

                  • @ozymandias117
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                    121 days ago

                    I believe you’re thinking of trademarks

    • @[email protected]
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      121 days ago

      I use both Mac and Pop!_OS (Gnome) and I like and dislike both. MacOS has a great qulcklook that I miss in Gnome. Sushi almost corrected that oversight but it hasn’t worked right for me in a couple of years now. I also like Mac’s useful icon shortcut in the window title bar.

      Gnome’s extension system is a clusterfuck, but at least I can decide how windows function, unlike Mac.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        121 days ago

        What is the quick look function you’re referring to? Are you talking about command spacebar to quickly find stuff? You can do that in Pop with the super key.

        • @[email protected]
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          221 days ago

          I’m talking about previewing PDFs, mp4s, and photos in the finder by selecting the file and hitting the spacebar.

          And Linux really needs an app like Preview too.