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As did other versions of OSX[0]. This whole meme should get a law like Betteridge’s. Complaints about the current release of macOS are as old as the hills[1] an

by sbuk 9y ago

As did other versions of OSX[0]. This whole meme should get a law like Betteridge’s. Complaints about the current release of macOS are as old as the hills[1] and have become entirely vacuous. That’s not to say the complaints aren’t necessarily without merit; just that there is too much hyperbole around them. [0]https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apps-that-wont-work-on-snow-leopard.772853/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apps-that-wont-work-on-... [1]https://youtu.be/GWxC8ezE4Dk https://youtu.be/GWxC8ezE4Dk

freehunter 9y ago
As well as every version of every OS ever. Windows 98 was the best, Windows XP sucked with it's Fisher Price UI. Then Vista/7 came around and the outcry of "if you want the latest DirectX, you have to upgrade". And then Windows XP was discontinued to much wailing and gnashing of teeth, because XP was the best. Then 8/10 came out and everything was terrible and we're just going to stick to Windows 7 because it's the best. To many techies, version n-1 is the best thing ever created, until version n+1 comes out and the "best ever" shifts up one revision.
- torstenvl 9y ago
  Cherry-picked anecdotes are worthless. Few if any people glorified Panther when Tiger came out, or Leopard when Snow Leopard came out, or Win3.11 when Win95 came out, or Win95 when Win98 came out, or WinME when WinXP came out, or Vista when Win7 came out. Stop dismissing legitimate complaints just because you worship "new and shiny"
  - freehunter 9y ago
    >Stop dismissing legitimate complaints just because you worship "new and shiny" Yeah, right after you stop dismissing important security updates as "new and shiny".
    - chris_wot 9y ago
      No, he’s right. Whilst there was a bit of criticism of Windows XP, most people were fine with it and it was widely praised. Same with Windows 98. In fact, Windows ME, Windows Vista and Windows 8 were widely criticised when they came out for good reasons, and Windows 7 and Windows 10 were widely praised.
      - sbuk 9y ago
        > Whilst there was a bit of criticism of Windows XP, most people were fine with it and it was widely praised. It didn't start out that way. It was heavily criticized in the first instance. Certainly until SP1 was released.
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FreakyT 9y ago
Oh I fully understand that. However, in the past, I would argue those versions actually added useful things, so there was a bit of a tradeoff to consider. High Sierra has essentially no enhancements whatsoever.

by sbuk 9y ago

freehunter 9y ago

As well as every version of every OS ever. Windows 98 was the best, Windows XP sucked with it's Fisher Price UI. Then Vista/7 came around and the outcry of "if you want the latest DirectX, you have to upgrade". And then Windows XP was discontinued to much wailing and gnashing of teeth, because XP was the best. Then 8/10 came out and everything was terrible and we're just going to stick to Windows 7 because it's the best. To many techies, version n-1 is the best thing ever created, until version n+1 comes out and the "best ever" shifts up one revision.

torstenvl 9y ago
Cherry-picked anecdotes are worthless. Few if any people glorified Panther when Tiger came out, or Leopard when Snow Leopard came out, or Win3.11 when Win95 came out, or Win95 when Win98 came out, or WinME when WinXP came out, or Vista when Win7 came out. Stop dismissing legitimate complaints just because you worship "new and shiny"
- freehunter 9y ago
  >Stop dismissing legitimate complaints just because you worship "new and shiny" Yeah, right after you stop dismissing important security updates as "new and shiny".
  - chris_wot 9y ago
    No, he’s right. Whilst there was a bit of criticism of Windows XP, most people were fine with it and it was widely praised. Same with Windows 98. In fact, Windows ME, Windows Vista and Windows 8 were widely criticised when they came out for good reasons, and Windows 7 and Windows 10 were widely praised.
    - sbuk 9y ago
      > Whilst there was a bit of criticism of Windows XP, most people were fine with it and it was widely praised. It didn't start out that way. It was heavily criticized in the first instance. Certainly until SP1 was released.
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FreakyT 9y ago

Oh I fully understand that. However, in the past, I would argue those versions actually added useful things, so there was a bit of a tradeoff to consider. High Sierra has essentially no enhancements whatsoever.