I think it’s the job of a platform/OS to add features that lots of users want/need even if that steps on the toes of something existing. In most cases it raises

I think it’s the job of a platform/OS to add features that lots of users want/need even if that steps on the toes of something existing. In most cases it raises the bar, clears out scummy apps (not saying all apps that are sherlocked are scummy), and lets the sherlocked apps differentiate themselves. I use Alfred, not Spotlight. I use CleanshotX, not the built-in tool. I use 1Password, not Passwords. I use Drafts, not Notes. And the list goes on. Apple will only ever address the 80% use-case (which for most people is more than enough) and for the power users there exist apps that are updated more often or try out new things that Apple won’t. In fact, I think Apple is shooting itself in the foot by not opening up the App Store to more types of apps that they could copy. See: early jailbreaking days, and how many great ideas came out of that which Apple “copied”. For example, I wish clipboard managers were available on iOS but it’s just not possible (yes, I know about the PiP trick, I don’t care to do that). Now clipboard managers on macOS haven’t driven Apple to implement their own version but at least on the Mac apps can prove their value since it’s more open.