Maximize window with mac?

It's not inconsistent. All windows are consistently sized to the size thought to be optimal by Apple.

Not really a fan of itunes in mini mode either but never really feel the need to resize itunes so don't notice it.
 
Fair point about Photoshop. Some like it, I'm not too keen myself. I'd like it to be an option though...that would be nice, please everyone then :D

As for the restore button, I think it *is* inconsistent as far as itunes is concerned.
You have a playlist view, albeit small...you click it....I expect it to at least stretch to the top of the screen (ala Safari etc), but it doesn't, it switches to 'player' view and vice versa.
It's a plus sign....and a plus sign depicts growth IMO, not a 'switch'.

I think its down to the application developer to decide what it does. Firefox stretches to full screen, but I like browsing full screen TBH, as most websites make the most of it (The ones I use anyway).

I don't mind the default behvaiour for the restore/maximize button in most applications. I think it's just in iTunes it bugs me...although I'm learning to live with it now.

I like the idea of an extra button, that might be nice
 
A maximise button goes against os x philosophy as you can't drag and drop between applications when they are maximised. There are exceptions, of course some applications don't support drag and drop and others simply benefit from the space. Switching from windows this might seem confusing but in my opinion it is more useful and intuitive.

The button is actually called a zoom button and changes between states, the user state and the standard state as defined by the application developer. Earlier versions of os x had real problems remembering what size the user had applied but now this isn't really an issue.

I guess itunes is inconsistent to this as it switches between user state and mini player. Unlike other applications however, the user shouldn't really need to ever resize the standard library window view. You size it to whatever size you prefer and os x remember your preference, hence the zoom button is used in what is considered to be the most intuitive manner.
 
It really depends on what screen size you're using, on 13" macbook not being able to maximise can be a real drawback. On a larger screen then you have more real estate to play with which support the drag and drop philosophy more.

But you can drag an drop between spaces as well so that line of reasoning isn't quite as solid as before. You can quite easily have a bunch of maxmised applications per "space" and still have drag and drop.
Stick a 4th button in and we'll all be happy.
 
Again though, even with your smaller screen size the application acts the same way with the standard size using the same number of pixels. I realise dragging between applications might be less easy however as you point out it is possible to use spaces to enlarge your working area. Not having the ability to cut and paste doesn't really support maximising windows either.

It does seem simple to me that if you prefer an application to fill your screen then you only need to resize it once and X will remember your preference.
 
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