3 ms·
I like the touchbar but it isn't make or break for me. At this point maybe Apple should focus more on practical issues rather than "innovating". People often wa
by jernfrost 10y ago
I like the touchbar but it isn't make or break for me. At this point maybe Apple should focus more on practical issues rather than "innovating". People often want rather simple improvements like card readers more USB ports, easier change of batteries, memory, hardisk etc. And for us on a Mac Pro, we really just want a regular box with some flexibility in what you put in.
Also I wish Apple continued making displays.
In general companies shouldn't be so desperate to innovate just for the sake of innovating. They should come with new stuff when it is really worth it. In the meantime better to do the "boring" stuff: make software more stable, add less glorius but desired features, upgradability, performance improvements.
Top of my list of wishes are:
1) Modern filesystem.
2) Getting the old Spaces from Snowleopard back. I could not care less about mission control.
3) Replace Applescript with something with sane syntax. What Applescript can do is super cool, but despite knowing over a dozen languages, AppleScript just weirds me out. So despite being a professional programmer I don't get to enjoy the possibilities it offers. Just give it some Swift looking syntax (probably without static typing).
4) A radically improved Siri. Something much smarter which can assist me in more daily stuff. Probably what we want is some sort of AI assistant platform or infrastructure so people can offer more specialized services. E.g. I'd like some smart agent which could help with writing code or editing video.
- pier25 10y ago> Also I wish Apple continued making displays. Apple recently said it was going to release a new display for the 2018 Mac Pro.
- Steko 10y ago> People often want rather simple improvements like card readers more USB ports, easier change of batteries ... People want all sorts of conflicting things like a number of things on your list make the box bigger. Apple should absolutely keep innovating. Perhaps the first iteration of the touchbar isn't a home run but that doesn't mean the idea is a dead end, maybe all that's needed is some haptic feedback.
- ttepasse 10y agoFor Number 3: Since two releases there is Javascript as an alternative AppleScript: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/releasenotes/InterapplicationCommunication/RN-JavaScriptForAutomation/Articles/OSX10-10.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014508-CH109-SW1 https://developer.apple.com/library/content/releasenotes/Int... There is one gotcha - filtering of Applescript objects is not done natively but with a custom fluent interface and some query syntax but in its whole it's pretty much JS.