I might be missing something here; I just don't understand what the benefit of Stage Manager is when Spaces offers similar benefits.
Stage Manager puts app windows into 'clusters' that can be switched on the fly using a menu on the left (which, I should point out, hurts to look at).
But Spaces already does this, and I imagine for most people it's probably more effective. We can already setup multiple 'desktop' screens where app windows can be organised as the user wishes. If the user doesn't have multiple monitors then it can still be used, you can set a specific wallpaper for each Space, you can use trackpad gestures to switch between Spaces and it doesn't require the left side of the screen to be a holding area for the said app clusters.
The only advantage I can think of is that there's synergy between iPadOS and macOS, but that just highlights why converging the two operating systems isn't smart. The System Settings UI redesign is a prime example.
Thoughts?
Stage Manager puts app windows into 'clusters' that can be switched on the fly using a menu on the left (which, I should point out, hurts to look at).
But Spaces already does this, and I imagine for most people it's probably more effective. We can already setup multiple 'desktop' screens where app windows can be organised as the user wishes. If the user doesn't have multiple monitors then it can still be used, you can set a specific wallpaper for each Space, you can use trackpad gestures to switch between Spaces and it doesn't require the left side of the screen to be a holding area for the said app clusters.
The only advantage I can think of is that there's synergy between iPadOS and macOS, but that just highlights why converging the two operating systems isn't smart. The System Settings UI redesign is a prime example.
Thoughts?