On a PC you can double click a .zip file and see the contents as though it were a real folder. I like that... straightforward and not confusing. And if you only want one file out of a bunch, you can left click on it and drag just that file to your desktop, decompressing it automatically on the way.
Since I got my Mac a few years ago, I haven't been happy with the way it handles zip files. It opens them ok, with a nice double click.... to a new folder right on the desktop (or wherever the zip file actually is). It is all built in... and that is nice to a point. What I missed on the Mac was the ability to see the contents without actually committing to unzipping the stuff. It was open all or nothing... no in between.
I'm happy with the new Winzip (they aren't paying me to say this) on my Mac. It allows me to open any kind of compressed file out there (including many that don't have .zip at the end of the file name), and see the contents before committing. I can even drag what I want out to the desktop, then delete the original zip file/folder when finished. I love it!
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