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Re:My next Mac might be the last by greiskul on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @03:34AM (#33327338)
> Because the Finder powers the desktop too and its windows are not separate processes. In fact no application on macOS spawns additional windows as separate processes, that's a Windows/Linux thing.

That Finder and the desktop are a single process is an implementation detail that should be hidden from UI mechanisms like this.

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Re:My next Mac might be the last by kitsunesoba on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @10:55AM (#33331346)
Either way, it would be a strange experience to hit Command-Q to “quit” (close all windows) the Finder only to land right back in the Finder (desktop) again.
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