• Product Hunt On Twitter: Find Focus For Mac Pro

So you're trying to choose between a Windows PC or an Apple Mac. Or maybe you're just curious to see what a Mac can do better than a Windows PC.

You open up the Mac App Store and find it full of apps that are already available on your iPhone. Helping you focus on the task at hand. Walmart pulled the listing only to update the. MacOS: Staying on task is hard, and productivity apps quickly become time sinks themselves. Effortless is a combination timer and task list that prompts you to get to work immediately. A simple text interface lets you type a task followed by how many minutes you think it will take. The recently released Outlook for Mac is also a part of the preview suite and uses push mail support to deliver an always-up-to-date inbox. The improved conversation view automatically organizes your inbox around threaded conversations, so you’ll never hunt for related messages again.

Indeed, there are lots of things that a Mac computer from Apple can do better than a Windows PC. Oh, for sure, there are lots of good things about Windows PCs, when you put them up against a Mac. Right now, though, we're talking about reasons to buy a Mac over a PC. Come back soon, though, for an argument the other way. Check out 10 reasons why you should by a Mac instead of a Windows PC.

So you're trying to choose between a Windows PC or an Apple Mac. Or maybe you're just curious to see what a Mac can do better than a Windows PC. Indeed, there are lots of things that a Mac computer from Apple can do better than a Windows PC. Oh, for sure, there are lots of good things about Windows PCs, when you put them up against a Mac.

Right now, though, we're talking about reasons to buy a Mac over a PC. Come back soon, though, for an argument the other way. Check out 10 reasons why you should by a Mac instead of a Windows PC. So you're trying to choose between a Windows PC or an Apple Mac. Or maybe you're just curious to see what a Mac can do better than a Windows PC.

Indeed, there are lots of things that a Mac computer from Apple can do better than a Windows PC. Oh, for sure, there are lots of good things about Windows PCs, when you put them up against a Mac. Right now, though, we're talking about reasons to buy a Mac over a PC.

Come back soon, though, for an argument the other way. Check out 10 reasons why you should by a Mac instead of a Windows PC.

For $9.99 a month, users get access to Setapp's, which includes everything from file organization apps to translation apps and study aids for the periodic table of elements. You might have to pay thousands to buy any of these apps on their own, but for the flat monthly fee, you can access as many as you want through the Setapp icon on your Mac. There are no in-app purchases, paid upgrades or ads, and all the apps included are fully updated. The only catch?

Stop paying the subscription, and the apps stop working. Oleksandr Kosovan runs Kyiv-based Macpaw, the company behind Setapp, which also makes other products. He said Setapp is partly inspired by the idea that Mac users were neglected compared to the innovations happening on iPhones. He also said many independent software makers had complained about declining revenues in the Mac App Store, and Setapp provided recurring revenue and a way to promote apps to new users. Since Setapp launched in beta at the end of 2016, it's more than doubled its app offerings to 110, and is now available in German, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.

It also has a student account (50 percent discount) and is planning a family plan and Setapp for business. Kosovan compared the business model to, which has also moved to cloud-based subscriptions, although its products tend to be much more expensive than the individual Mac apps offered by Setapp. He said that products like Setapp make it easier for small organizations with a handful of IT staff to keep all the software updated. Kosovan pointed out that Apple has moved to a more 'general' audience over time, updating the iPad and iPhone more frequently than high-end desktops like the. But earlier this month, Apple told it was planning a new Mac Pro for 2019 with That's just one sign that Apple's focus may return to power users — the kind of users that could benefit from Setapp.

Apple is tight-lipped and rarely reveals plans for future products, and like many companies, Apple's ideas and prototypes don't always make it to shelves. But there are other signs that services like Setapp — software subscriptions aimed at Mac-powered businesses and students — may get more common. For one, Apple recently acquired magazine subscription app, and started, both potential sources of recurring services revenue. At the end of March, Apple hosted an education-themed event that focused on new software and cloud offerings.

Product Hunt On Twitter: Find Focus For Mac Pro

While many education apps are designed for the iPad instead of the Mac, Kosovan said Apple may be looking toward a more universal operating system in the future, which would make its Mac app model more relevant. ( that Apple is considering a universal user experience across devices, but Apple has never confirmed it.) A subscription service like Setapp might also help the Mac grab more business users. A group of Barclays analysts led by Mark Moskowitz speculated in February that could start offering an enterprise-grade cloud file sharing.

Apple has also integrated apps into Apple Business chat. Apple analyst Horace Dediu has that all these elements could come together under a subscription bundle product like '.' 'Services has been growing relentlessly for over a decade,' he. 'This steadiness of growth makes is a juggernaut. Apple is increasingly speaking about subscriptions as the key metric.'