Mac Users Deserve Better – 7 Unacceptable Problems with MacOS

Mac OS has long prided itself on a clean, Apple-forward experience, yet in this detailed critique Linus and his team argue that MacOS falls short in several fundamental usability areas. The video opens by framing the discussion around real-world frustrations from a growing Mac user base within Linus Tech Tips, highlighting issues that many users encountered years ago on other platforms but which persist on MacOS. The first major point centers on window management, specifically corner snapping, explaining how macOS requires manual dragging or keyboard shortcuts to arrange windows, and how Windows offers seamless side-snapping and layouts via native features and PowerToys. The hosts compare the experience to Windows' first-party tools and emphasize how Stage Manager on Ventura still lacks the same level of control, leading viewers to consider third-party utilities like BetterSnapTool or Magnet, which add up in cost and complexity. The discussion then shifts to full screen behavior, critiquing inconsistent implementation of traffic lights and menu bars across applications, and proposing a uniform rule or an accessible setting to keep the menu bar visible when appropriate, as an example of unnecessary friction that hurts productivity. Following this, the video tackles input devices and scrolling, noting the unified scroll direction between trackpads and mice as a perennial annoyance, and suggesting decoupled options or alternative hardware configurations as viable workarounds rather than radical platform changes. The segment on multi-monitor setup expands the critique to hardware-software boundaries, arguing that Macs with base M1/M2 SKUs limit external displays due to artificial segmentation, and contrasting this withIntel-era behavior and other platforms, while questioning Apple’s market strategy. A later portion of the video covers audio controls, explaining the absence of per-application volume sliders in MacOS and the clunkiness of current workarounds, which stand in stark contrast to Windows and Linux. In rapid-fire sections, the hosts touch on file management limitations, ethernet visibility, and the desire for more universal, out-of-the-box capabilities without resorting to third-party hacks. The concluding thoughts acknowledge that no operating system is perfect, praising some of macOS’s strengths such as its compartmentalized app ecosystem and robust terminal, while underscoring that constructive feedback can drive improvements. The piece ends with a clear call to balance passion with practical feedback, encouraging Apple to address the highlighted omissions to better serve Mac users, and it plugs the sponsor, FreshBooks, as a practical business tool for freelancers. Overall, the video frames the criticisms as targeted, actionable, and grounded in genuine daily-use pain points, aiming to spark discussion about macOS improvements without dismissing the platform entirely.

Topics · technology · operating systems · hardware compatibility · software usability