| My workflow (ios native & unity development) is
based on extensive use of multiple desktops (using a plugin to get grid style desktop layout)
with apps designated to open in their own desktop, or to be available in all (finder, notes,
mail, etc). I only use trackpad (with swipes to
move between desktops) and no external
monitors I was interested to try windows 10 when they'd
finally got to allowing multiple desktops a few
years ago. That turned out to be a disappointment though. Windows switches
between desktops without any clear visual indication of their relative positioning. You can't
designate apps to be available on any desktop, so
I'd get a bunch of different instances of explorer
on different desktops. Swiping to move between the desktops was not
nearly customisable enough either
When (if) Microsoft gets multiple desktops to par
with the implementation on Mac OS, and they or
some other laptop producer manages to make a
trackpad that at least comes close to the macbook pro ones, I'll consider giving it another
go. For now, my feeling is that microsoft still can't
really get UX right |