The thing is windows cannot read HFS+ formatted drives but Mac can read NTFS formatted drives. NTFS is for windows its full form is New Technology File System. It is also referred to as the Mac OS Extended format. Mac uses the Hierarchical File System Plus (HFS+) and has been using it since the Mac OS 8.1. Developers put a lot of effort to ensure that the two are distinct and give users different experiences. Two are more popular (Windows and Mac), and it is safe to say they have dominated the market. It really is no news that there are three types of operating systems for computing devices (desktop and laptops): Windows, Mac, and Linux.
