It's been a long time since a MacOS upgrade was "worth it", from an end-user perspective. They're much more liked Windows Service Packs these days. This used to

It's been a long time since a MacOS upgrade was "worth it", from an end-user perspective. They're much more liked Windows Service Packs these days. This used to be way different, every new OS X release was much more celebrated and often brought features that were really appreciated by the users. Sure, part of that was just easier in the beginning: 10.0 started out with a lot of issues, and just getting rid of most of the CRT-focussed UI elements (heavy zebra-striping, gum-drop buttons) took several releases (I do miss drawers, though). But that still left you with quite a few innovations: FileVault, Spotlight, Expose, Time Machine, Dashboard, Spaces etc. I was a lot more excited about the zoological releases than the geographical ones. Cross-pollination with iOS didn't produce something exciting, either. Dropping compatibility once again would sure be a better sell if expectations of the future would be higher.