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It's sad really. I continually have incredibly high expectations for OS X and it's new releases. However, they keep proving me wrong time and time again. I use
by alexggordon 12y ago
It's sad really. I continually have incredibly high expectations for OS X and it's new releases. However, they keep proving me wrong time and time again.
I used to be incredibly "gung ho" about upgrading to Apple beta's. Then, with iOS 7, that all changed. I had to do something I've never had to. I took the beta off my phone and put back on iOS 6. Same with iOS 8 -> iOS 7, despite the nagging feeling at the back of my head that I shouldn't upgrade.
I think the real issue is, that ideals like Facebook's "move fast and break things"[0] (important to note they've stopped using that technique) has become the moral of big companies to fight the decreasing return on investment each new developer brings. To compare, the impressive thing to me about Google is that they ship so fast, with so few issues.
Despite Tim Cooks solid leadership, I think Apple is really in a grey area right now. Yeah, their profits are at an all time high, but the reason the profits exist is because they have the best hardware and software combination. As soon as one side of that edge goes away, then it might be prime time for a dedicated Microsoft to step back in.
[0] https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/reflecting-on-3-years-at-facebook/415679363919 https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/reflecti...