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There's a weird combination of things going on with these articles – a mix of: 1. Forgetting how truly crap things used to be MacOS is better now than ever. S
by mattkevan 11y ago
There's a weird combination of things going on with these articles – a mix of:
1. Forgetting how truly crap things used to be
MacOS is better now than ever. Systems 7-9 fell over about every 10 minutes, 10.3 was the first version of OS X to be good enough for work and 10.5 'Leper'- nuff said.
2. Ostalgie [0]
Maybe Windows wasn't that bad after all...
3. 'Steve Jobs wouldn't have allowed it'
Good grief – Apple have had a long history of stinkers even when Jobs was around. Remember Ping, brushed metal UI, Apple Maps v1, Mobile Me, the iCloud launch...
4. Civilisation is crumbling
Things were always better than they are now. And the sky is always falling.
That's not to say there aren't problems, there are. Point them out for sure, but I don't think that these 'things are getting worse' conversations are very helpful. Just seems like negative opportunism.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostalgie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostalgie
- ConroyBumpus 11y agoSomewhere in the dark recesses of my closet is a "System 7.5 sucks less" shirt. What's old is new again, I suppose.