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I couldn't disagree more. I just gave my father (who has an iPhone) his first Mac and he had no idea where to find applications until I showed him the Launchpad

by stevenp 15y ago

I couldn't disagree more. I just gave my father (who has an iPhone) his first Mac and he had no idea where to find applications until I showed him the Launchpad. It's a feature I would never use, but it's accessible with a single button press or click and looks and feels just like the familiar iOS interface. Apple is doing something smart here. My guess is that more people have iPhones than Macs and they're betting that switchers will understand these new features and turn into across-the-board Apple fans.

Udo 15y ago
Exactly. I also don't agree with the author's assertion that advanced features are now no longer optional. Mom&Dad-style users are still not forced to use Mission Control just as they weren't forced to use Expose on Snow Leopard. Applications more or less behave the same way, except for saving stuff which incidentally is the one area were unsophisticated users tended to screw up immensely. I'd argue the opposite, that it's actually advanced users who are getting handed the fuzzy end of the lollipop here. The egregious autocorrection feature, pointless fullscreen function on multiscreen setups, disempowering and potentially wasteful versioning behavior - these are things that geeks like us don't particularly like. Even with these valid nerd rage issues though I'm quite happy with Lion...