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Junk files like this being littered across filesystems just wreak of extremely poor software engineering. I would love to see Apple stop writing software and o

Junk files like this being littered across filesystems just wreak of extremely poor software engineering. I would love to see Apple stop writing software and operating systems and just stick to hardware.

fiblye 15y ago
But Apple doesn't actually make hardware, and their OS and hardware designs are meant to be paired together. OS X has some flaws, but I think it's better than the alternatives in the market.
- drivebyacct2 15y ago
  >Apple doesn't actually make hardware I don't understand this comment. Apple absolutely makes their own hardware. They pride themselves on the A4/5 series processors and took meticulous care in designing the unibody styling that their laptops have.
  - sjs 15y ago
    Not to mention motherboards, batteries, keyboards, trackpads, and soon SSDs. But I still wouldn't want them to stop making software. I really enjoy using a lot of Apple's software and software available for their platforms.
  - cwp 15y ago
    They design the hardware, but they don't manufacture it.
    - gkanai 15y ago
      Name a company in 2011 that designs AND manufactures their own computers.
      - cwp 15y ago
        Samsung.
- wavephorm 15y ago
  I agree OSX on a whole may have other advantages but that doesn't mean Apple is really any good at writing software (eg iTunes, Quicktime) or gets off the hook for leaving behind stigma like DS_Store.
  - fiblye 15y ago
    iTunes and Quicktime are old, bloated pieces of software, but some of their high-end software (e.g., Logic) is wonderful.
funkah 15y ago
And what, be yet another Windows OEM? Lots of people have had that bright idea in the last 15 years. No thanks, there are enough of those already. This aspect of OS X sucks but it doesn't mean they should stop making software altogether. That is ludicrous. Lazy, lazy thinking.
- WayneDB 15y ago
  I don't think it's the lone anti-feature that causes this "ludicrous, lazy" thinking. Apple software is absolutely full of inflexible, careless and/or poorly conceived anti-features. Not to worry though, it only took them 20 years to decide that multiple-button mice, omni-sided window sizing and full-screen apps were at all useful. I'm sure that the removal of .DS_Store will be celebrated as a great new feature of Pious Puma in a decade or so.
sunchild 15y ago
Oh, please. This is a two way street. Ever tried backing up a bunch of Windows-based Office files to a Mac? Umpteen million temp files for each real file is a real win for users. See for yourself what kind of fun people are having with that: http://duckduckgo.com/?q=office+temp+files http://duckduckgo.com/?q=office+temp+files

fiblye 15y ago

But Apple doesn't actually make hardware, and their OS and hardware designs are meant to be paired together. OS X has some flaws, but I think it's better than the alternatives in the market.

drivebyacct2 15y ago
>Apple doesn't actually make hardware I don't understand this comment. Apple absolutely makes their own hardware. They pride themselves on the A4/5 series processors and took meticulous care in designing the unibody styling that their laptops have.
- sjs 15y ago
  Not to mention motherboards, batteries, keyboards, trackpads, and soon SSDs. But I still wouldn't want them to stop making software. I really enjoy using a lot of Apple's software and software available for their platforms.
- cwp 15y ago
  They design the hardware, but they don't manufacture it.
  - gkanai 15y ago
    Name a company in 2011 that designs AND manufactures their own computers.
    - cwp 15y ago
      Samsung.
wavephorm 15y ago
I agree OSX on a whole may have other advantages but that doesn't mean Apple is really any good at writing software (eg iTunes, Quicktime) or gets off the hook for leaving behind stigma like DS_Store.
- fiblye 15y ago
  iTunes and Quicktime are old, bloated pieces of software, but some of their high-end software (e.g., Logic) is wonderful.

funkah 15y ago

And what, be yet another Windows OEM? Lots of people have had that bright idea in the last 15 years. No thanks, there are enough of those already. This aspect of OS X sucks but it doesn't mean they should stop making software altogether. That is ludicrous. Lazy, lazy thinking.

WayneDB 15y ago
I don't think it's the lone anti-feature that causes this "ludicrous, lazy" thinking. Apple software is absolutely full of inflexible, careless and/or poorly conceived anti-features. Not to worry though, it only took them 20 years to decide that multiple-button mice, omni-sided window sizing and full-screen apps were at all useful. I'm sure that the removal of .DS_Store will be celebrated as a great new feature of Pious Puma in a decade or so.

sunchild 15y ago

Oh, please. This is a two way street. Ever tried backing up a bunch of Windows-based Office files to a Mac? Umpteen million temp files for each real file is a real win for users. See for yourself what kind of fun people are having with that: http://duckduckgo.com/?q=office+temp+files http://duckduckgo.com/?q=office+temp+files