it's shocking apple gets a pass on this. Not only for anti-trust reasons (it's giving Internet Explorer), but also that this is starting to remind me of all of the junk/bad settings packaged on Windows PCs eons ago.
Honestly, in some ways, a clean windows install feels like it less junk on it than a fresh Mac install. Maybe soon people will be building custom MacOS install media like folks did in the XP days, to trim the fat and make the default settings non-insane.
Another example of this is Pages, which INSISTS on being the default CSV viewer, no matter how much I check the "use this application in the future box." My only alternative is to uninstall it completely.
To your last example: checking the “Always Open With” box in the right click > Open With menu only changes the default application for that one file. To change the default for all files of that type, you have to open the info panel with command+i, and under “Open With” click “Change All…” (Or, I use the command-line tool duti.)
> a clean windows install feels like it less junk on it than a fresh Mac install.
If you have the choice between windows and mac, go with Fedora.
I imagine you arent trying to run any specific software, so go with something that is 10/10 in quality rather than a 6/10 user experience, 10/10 profit maximization.
I specify Fedora because Debian-family linux sends people back to Windows.
Honestly, in some ways, a clean windows install feels like it less junk on it than a fresh Mac install. Maybe soon people will be building custom MacOS install media like folks did in the XP days, to trim the fat and make the default settings non-insane.
Another example of this is Pages, which INSISTS on being the default CSV viewer, no matter how much I check the "use this application in the future box." My only alternative is to uninstall it completely.