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Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by grawprog on Friday May 14, 2021 @01:52PM (#27157418)
> to add Window snapping for a dollar

You have to pay extra for basic window manager features on macos? How is that even caring about the experience of users let alone devs?

Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by kergonath on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:32PM (#27157991)
It is not built in. They won’t sell it, though. There are tools to add this sort of features, some are free software, some are gratis but proprietary, and some cost money.
Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by gjsman-1000 on Friday May 14, 2021 @01:57PM (#27157472)
Apple clearly has evaluated Window Snapping and decided not to add it for whatever reason. Rumor has it Microsoft patented it.
Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by smoldesu on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:01PM (#27158383)
That's untrue though, because Linux DEs have been doing 4-way snapping for decades now.
Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by zepto on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:13PM (#27159185)
> That's untrue though, because Linux DEs have been doing 4-way snapping for decades now.

That doesn’t mean it’s not patented. It just means there’s nobody worth Microsoft suing.

Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by grawprog on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:21PM (#27158599)
It reminds me of how my old Nokia phone could do such basic things as use custom ringtones, whereas iPhones of the time did not have this functionality.

Apple seems to have this thing where they treat basic functionality as a premium or an upgrade. Things like window snapping, or being able to compile and distribute software...

Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by smoldesu on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:24PM (#27158642)
It's especially heartbreaking when they take that same functionality and lock it behind APIs that most developers can't use.