Why Windows 11 is a Big Deal to Me


Now, last time I saw a Mac, they separate the menu bar (the strip above a window with buttons and menus) from the window itself, put it on top of the screen, and make it full width of the screen. When you switch to a different window, the contence of that bar changes to reflect the newly selected window. In contrast, Windows attaches the menu bar to each window, so I can have many windows open and each of them will have it's own set of controls. To me, that's the deal breaker - I strongly prefer the Windows system. To me that's even more important than the fact that things I use daily, such as Microsoft Office, work poorly on Macs (and no, no other "free" or "open source" office is an adequate replacement).
The Mac paradigm, which came first so it certainly can be improved, came about because they noticed that when people wanted to move the mouse to the Menubar they could get there much easier when it was at the top of the screen.

Try it out, Position the mouse in the middle of the screen, then move as quickly as possible to the Menu in a Windows App. Now move your mouse back to the middle of the screen move as fast as possible to the top of the screen.

You can't miss the top of the screen because the mouse cursor is stopped by the physical limitation, no matter how far you moved the mouse.

Sure, people get used to their UI, but Apple was looking for the little things that made things easiest and fastest for most users. Which is better depends entirely on what you learned first.

And you are absolutely correct, for people who are not engineers, administrators, super users, and tech support, the UI is the OS. A concept that Microsoft really pushed for in its customers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G435
    CPU
    i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    64GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2070 Super
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S3220DGF
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB WDC .M2 Nvme SSD
    4TB Samsung 870 SSD
    PSU
    750 Watt Gold
    Case
    Lian Li ATX 205
    Cooling
    Thermal-Take Water Cooled CPU
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk X
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Heh, well that's true enough. But I have to assume my Grandkids are honest. :wink:

We're the same age, however!
I can remember when I use to think that people in their thirties were old. Now I look at them as being young.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I can remember when I use to think that people in their thirties were old. Now I look at them as being young.
I really started feeling old when I was reenlisting sailors in the Navy that had not even been born when I joined the Navy.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
I can remember when I use to think that people in their thirties were old. Now I look at them as being young.
They are young. They are mere children. :wink:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win10 Pro x64 & 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix Z590 Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX 3050
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 32UN650 32" 4k
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 @ 60Hz (175% scaling)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 250GB; WD Gold (WD1005FBYZ) 1TB; WD Black (WD1003FZEX) 1TB
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x
    Case
    Antec P100
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO V2 with Noctua NF-P12 Redux & 120mm Case Fan x3
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740
    Mouse
    Logitech M310
    Internet Speed
    372 Mb down/12Mb up
    Browser
    Firefox & Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender & Free MBAM
    Other Info
    Main PC
The Mac paradigm, which came first so it certainly can be improved, came about because they noticed that when people wanted to move the mouse to the Menubar they could get there much easier when it was at the top of the screen.

Try it out, Position the mouse in the middle of the screen, then move as quickly as possible to the Menu in a Windows App. Now move your mouse back to the middle of the screen move as fast as possible to the top of the screen.
I don't think I ever had a problem of missing the menu when I need it :wink:, but I also never made a sport out of it, I don't try doing such things "as quickly as possible", why would I? As far as my productivity is concerned, nothing in the OS or UI is a limiting factor. In any case, mouse behavior is configurable, so if your mouse is moving too far too fast, just tweak the settings and it will stop doing so.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-10600K
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Strix Z490-A Gaming
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 1650
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung U32J59x 32" 4K
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
Windows 11 is the future and the future is now.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP 17- Ca1065cl
    CPU
    Ryzen5 3500U
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon Vega
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    1TB
    Case
    HP LAPTOP
    Keyboard
    HP LAPTOP
    Mouse
    ELAN TOUCHPAD AND IHOME WIRELESS AND LOGICTECH CORDED
    Internet Speed
    CHARTER SPECTRUM
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    NORTON 360
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DELL Inspiron 5400 AIO
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia MX330
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23.8 touch screen
    Hard Drives
    1TB PLUS SSD 256GB
    Case
    DELL AIO
    Mouse
    DELL WIRELESS
    Keyboard
    DELL WIRELESS
    Internet Speed
    CHARTER SPECTRUM
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    NORTON 360
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