
Windows vs. Mac: Why Typing Prediction Lagged Behind on Windows
macOS has shipped system-wide text substitution and prediction for years. Windows hasn't had an equivalent.
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macOS has shipped system-wide text substitution and prediction for years. Windows hasn't had an equivalent.

What word prediction changes about writing, where purpose-built assistive tools offer more, and where a system-wide tool fits.

Word prediction has been assistive technology for decades. Language models changed what it can offer — a whole phrase for one keypress instead of one word at a time.