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> Am I part of a dying demographic, who doesn't use/need/want any of this fancy Star Trek futuristic life Yes, it's called "older people". Just kidding… :-) T

by HSO 10y ago

> Am I part of a dying demographic, who doesn't use/need/want any of this fancy Star Trek futuristic life Yes, it's called "older people". Just kidding… :-) TBH, I've never understood this kind of post. Nobody cares if you (or I for that matter) are "excited" about an OS upgrade. It's an OS upgrade!!! And actually, I think you're expressing something very mainstream, not a "dying demographic" at all. Tech fatigue is a thing.

h1d 10y ago
How hard is it to understand, "It used to be interesting but lately it's boring, what's up with them?" feeling? Besides what good is an OS upgrade, if it isn't exciting while it has a risk of breaking things and possibly changing your workflow?
- Esau 10y ago
  And the need to get people "excited" is what leads to the kitchen-sink bloat of operating systems.
- sdegutis 10y ago
  It used to be that every time you get an OS X upgrade, you can expect the OS to be faster, more stable, crash less, and have more actually useful features, both for developers and casual users. Those days ended with Snow Leopard. Of course Apple isn't charging for MacOS née Mac OS X née macOS anymore, because it's not worth the money anymore, and they know it. Now it's just an auxiliary product to their mobile devices. It's a supplement.
  - h1d 10y ago
    > expect the OS to be faster, more stable, crash less, and have more actually useful features, both for developers and casual users Haha... that is such a wishful thinking these days... Jobs nearly made me feel that's actually possible, but lately, it became a dream again. iOS is where all the cash is but for people who both use iOS and macOS, both are equally important but Apple is no longer good at keeping mind shares. Perhaps what Apple did in the last 5 years could've been done in a few years with Jobs with "a few more things" .

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> Am I part of a dying demographic, who doesn't use/need/want any of this fancy Star Trek futuristic life Yes, it's called "older people". Just kidding… :-) T

by HSO 10y ago

h1d 10y ago
How hard is it to understand, "It used to be interesting but lately it's boring, what's up with them?" feeling? Besides what good is an OS upgrade, if it isn't exciting while it has a risk of breaking things and possibly changing your workflow?
- Esau 10y ago
  And the need to get people "excited" is what leads to the kitchen-sink bloat of operating systems.
- sdegutis 10y ago
  It used to be that every time you get an OS X upgrade, you can expect the OS to be faster, more stable, crash less, and have more actually useful features, both for developers and casual users. Those days ended with Snow Leopard. Of course Apple isn't charging for MacOS née Mac OS X née macOS anymore, because it's not worth the money anymore, and they know it. Now it's just an auxiliary product to their mobile devices. It's a supplement.
  - h1d 10y ago
    > expect the OS to be faster, more stable, crash less, and have more actually useful features, both for developers and casual users Haha... that is such a wishful thinking these days... Jobs nearly made me feel that's actually possible, but lately, it became a dream again. iOS is where all the cash is but for people who both use iOS and macOS, both are equally important but Apple is no longer good at keeping mind shares. Perhaps what Apple did in the last 5 years could've been done in a few years with Jobs with "a few more things" .