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The thing is (like I said above), I just don't see the evidence for that. Are there not-so-good parts of MacOS? Sure! - Yes, Finder is no good but it's not lik

The thing is (like I said above), I just don't see the evidence for that. Are there not-so-good parts of MacOS? Sure! - Yes, Finder is no good but it's not like it has regressed from circa 2011 - it's always been kinda non-intuitive to search for anything - Music app is probably the worst of all - definitely can find more ... That being said, overall performance has increased and most other parts have improved: - the recently redesigned settings menu is better than before - Safari has improved (I use it every day) - misc. useful features have been added, like using an iPad as an external display - crucially, overall stability is better than ever, in my experience Overall, MacOS mostly "stays out of the way" and lets various apps do the work, which is arguably what a good OS should be doing.

troupo 3y ago
When people complain, you could look at what they are complaining about: - the iOSification of the desktop OS Yes, that includes the incredibly shitty new preferences app. Compare what they did with the design guidelines they used to have: https://marioaguzman.github.io/design/layoutguidelines/ https://marioaguzman.github.io/design/layoutguidelines/ - Forcing shitty mobile-first Catalyst and SwiftUI apps Prime example... Well, all of Apple's recent first-party apps: from Messages to Home to Books to... - Hiding and removing useful functionality for the sake of "clean interface" - The insane amount of notifications by default, and the gazillion ways to deliver them - Shitty support of external displays - Bloated, unstable developer tools that get worse every year - Superfluous half-baked "solutions" like Stage Manager. Also, mobile-first - Superfluous half-baked untested abominations like language switchers, or Caps Lock indicator A billion other things large and small.

troupo 3y ago

When people complain, you could look at what they are complaining about: - the iOSification of the desktop OS Yes, that includes the incredibly shitty new preferences app. Compare what they did with the design guidelines they used to have: https://marioaguzman.github.io/design/layoutguidelines/ https://marioaguzman.github.io/design/layoutguidelines/ - Forcing shitty mobile-first Catalyst and SwiftUI apps Prime example... Well, all of Apple's recent first-party apps: from Messages to Home to Books to... - Hiding and removing useful functionality for the sake of "clean interface" - The insane amount of notifications by default, and the gazillion ways to deliver them - Shitty support of external displays - Bloated, unstable developer tools that get worse every year - Superfluous half-baked "solutions" like Stage Manager. Also, mobile-first - Superfluous half-baked untested abominations like language switchers, or Caps Lock indicator A billion other things large and small.