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<rant> Ugh. Apple software quality has been going downhill so fast lately I loathe seeing the "Software Update Available" notification. If I'm lucky everythin

<rant> Ugh. Apple software quality has been going downhill so fast lately I loathe seeing the "Software Update Available" notification. If I'm lucky everything will still work, and it will merely scramble the interface and hide a bunch of stuff. Unfortunately, my expectation is that on top of the interface scrambling, a bunch of stuff that's worked fine for ages will be broken in some stupid way I can't even imagine how it could happen, like it will start duplicating playlists on my phone again. Oh, and I'm guessing it will try to shove at least one unwanted, half-assed Apple service down my throat, integrate it with everything, and force me to search online for 20 minutes looking for how to turn it off, only to find out there's either no way to opt out, or the option is hidden in some obscure, unexpected location in System Preferences, or via some command line BS. Every new release from Apple I get one step closer to switching back to Linux. Love their hardware, but their software people need to get their shit together. </rant>

adrianN 11y ago
So, don't update? I'm still running 10.8 on my 2008 Macbook and I only install security updates. If the new version doesn't have any features that you must have, why update?
- lisper 11y ago
  Because Apple uses a version ratchet to force you to upgrade. I essentially use only one app on my iPhone. It's a mobile banking app. On a regular basis, my mobile banking app stops working and requires me to upgrade. Sooner or later, to upgrade the banking app, I have to upgrade my iOS, which eventually forces me to upgrade iTunes, which eventually forces me to upgrade OS X. Western civilization has been in decline ever since Snow Leopard was deprecated. I hung to that as long as I possibly could, but even I eventually had to upgrade to Mavericks. Mavericks is tolerable, but the writing on the wall is clear: to use Apple products, you will eventually have to surrender to the software update.
  - jeromegv 11y ago
    You don't really need to sync your iPhone with iTunes if you don't need to. Everything is supported as a standalone device.
    - lisper 11y ago
      I do if I want to update my contacts from my Mac.
- jrochkind1 11y ago
  Sadly, 10.8 will probably stop receiving security updates when 10.11 is out.
- jlarocco 11y ago
  The suggestions here are kinda silly. To address your point, not updating really isn't an option. Sooner or later some software I use will make use of a library or framework from a new version of the OS, and then I'll be stuck either not updating it, or not being able to get my work done. And if nothing else, next time I buy hardware I'll be getting the current version of iOs or OSX whether I like it or not. And for the guy saying, "Don't sync your phone with iTunes," is that even a real suggestion? What happened to Apple products "just working"? Really, it shouldn't be too much to ask that the richest company in the world do a little QA on their software so it's not buggy as hell, and not force "features" like Apple Music on everybody for the sole purpose of squeezing more money out of them.

adrianN 11y ago

So, don't update? I'm still running 10.8 on my 2008 Macbook and I only install security updates. If the new version doesn't have any features that you must have, why update?

lisper 11y ago
Because Apple uses a version ratchet to force you to upgrade. I essentially use only one app on my iPhone. It's a mobile banking app. On a regular basis, my mobile banking app stops working and requires me to upgrade. Sooner or later, to upgrade the banking app, I have to upgrade my iOS, which eventually forces me to upgrade iTunes, which eventually forces me to upgrade OS X. Western civilization has been in decline ever since Snow Leopard was deprecated. I hung to that as long as I possibly could, but even I eventually had to upgrade to Mavericks. Mavericks is tolerable, but the writing on the wall is clear: to use Apple products, you will eventually have to surrender to the software update.
- jeromegv 11y ago
  You don't really need to sync your iPhone with iTunes if you don't need to. Everything is supported as a standalone device.
  - lisper 11y ago
    I do if I want to update my contacts from my Mac.
jrochkind1 11y ago
Sadly, 10.8 will probably stop receiving security updates when 10.11 is out.
jlarocco 11y ago
The suggestions here are kinda silly. To address your point, not updating really isn't an option. Sooner or later some software I use will make use of a library or framework from a new version of the OS, and then I'll be stuck either not updating it, or not being able to get my work done. And if nothing else, next time I buy hardware I'll be getting the current version of iOs or OSX whether I like it or not. And for the guy saying, "Don't sync your phone with iTunes," is that even a real suggestion? What happened to Apple products "just working"? Really, it shouldn't be too much to ask that the richest company in the world do a little QA on their software so it's not buggy as hell, and not force "features" like Apple Music on everybody for the sole purpose of squeezing more money out of them.