Hmmm. OK. Read the entire article. I don't see a problem at all. Maybe there's something macOS is doing that makes the desktop painful. I don't know. I us

Hmmm. OK. Read the entire article. I don't see a problem at all. Maybe there's something macOS is doing that makes the desktop painful. I don't know. I use Apple/PC and Linux. I just don't have any real issues. Here's the other data point, actually, two billion data points. It's hard to get an accurate number, it seem there are about two billion desktop computers worldwide. About 85% of them are running Windows and most of the rest macOS. You don't deploy two billion of anything if the user interface is broken and people have issues with it. The fact that everyone, from grandparents to PhD's in CS are able to successfully use and navigate these abstractions pretty much says they work just fine. These platforms (all three major ones) work well enough for non-engineering users to use them every day without major concerns. That, to me, is the very definition of something that isn't broken. That said, is there room for improvement? Sure, absolutely. Always. Nothing earth shattering though. For me, a more intelligent clipboard and the functionality that Google Desktop Search used to provide. I keep a massive amount of useful data an a "Library" drive. This data spans a range of disciplines (electrical, software, mechanical, optics, robotics, manufacturing, etc.) as well as reference material (books, manuals, courses, etc.). Any search for information on the browser completely ignores the vast amount of information I have collected over the years. Truly integrated search across platforms would be very useful. I know there are tools out there that might be able to do some of this. I used to use Google Desktop Search. Once that evaporated I didn't look for a replacement. One way to get around this --to have a single browser-based universal search experience-- would be to move all the files to a web server and let Google index them there. At least two problems with this. There are files in Library that are private and should not be exposed to the internet (client files would be one example of this). The other category are paid products --the simplest of which being either PDF or other format ebooks or training material. And, finally, as we do work under ITAR we simply cannot have a bunch of our data out in the open for all to see. I realize that for a lot of people these days the computer experience is inseparable from the online experience. However, for a lot of us, this is precisely what we need, a clear demarcation between desktop and everything on the other side of the network router. A simple example of this I can offer is what Altium have done to their Altium Designer electronics CAD software. They are so intent on turning it into a Fusion 360 style recurring revenue cloud tool that they have, in my opinion, compromised security for every user who cares (or is required by law) about these things. Today --and this is just my opinion-- when you are using Altium Designer, you cannot possibly guarantee that the designs you are working on might not be exposed to their cloud solution. I suppose you could if you air-gap your machines. Not sure how it would handle licensing without the ability to call the mothership. This is terrible stuff.