Doesn’t happen on mac either, right?

justaregulanerd 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Coming from 10 years of Linux to macOS, Apple deserves praise for this point too.

I don't use Apple Intelligence, Safari, or Siri on my Mac, and I'm extremely happy to report that Apple does not nag me to use these features at all. THANK YOU APPLE.

Windows would open Edge for random reasons instead of my preferred browser to nudge me to use it, Cortana was a constant reminder in W10 because it was part of Windows Search, and of course, we all know how they push Copilot.

Apple isn't perfect (iCloud is fine on macOS, but iOS is quite misleading and often defaults to on even if you really don't want it), but overall my Mac respects my wishes as a user and it makes me look forward to using my computer as a tool.

	▲	ryandrake 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		To be fair, Apple does do a one-time sales pitch during OS setup, but if you say NO, it remembers you mean NO. macOS does have its own user-hostile issues, but they are more in the form of making things like running downloaded software and modifying your system irritatingly difficult, and not Windows's pathetic and desperate attempts to cajole you into using their features.

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jasonfarnon 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I can't get my ipad to shut up about iCloud storage. At least with windows I know how to turn that stuff off (worse case registry fix). I have no idea how to hack Apple's stuff.

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antonkochubey 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It still does a tiny bit (iCloud Drive is quite pushy) but to uncomparably smaller extent vs Windows

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sethops1 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ehh Apple has been self promoting their own services directly in the OS for a while now, including popups via notifications.