like an LTS release? That would be a good idea.Apple should consider taking a gap year on software releases, especially for macOS. Its time for a Snow Leopard release.
like an LTS release? That would be a good idea.Apple should consider taking a gap year on software releases, especially for macOS. Its time for a Snow Leopard release.
This is true. Kinda expecting a Snow Leopard clean up for the first AS only macOS release. But I think that will be macOS 15 at the earliest.Don't forget that part of Snow Leopard's elegance was in focusing on a single architecture--i.e, dumping PowerPC.
We are some ways off from being ready to say goodbye to Intel.![]()
If Tim was using an iPad or macOS he would notice a few bugs existing for a decade probably.. to miss issues like iCloud not syncing or macOS not unlocking with Apple Watch or allowing root privileges without typing a password, I think they must be using different devices, otherwise I really don’t understand it.I was thinking about this while working on something. Part of the issue is, Apple is unbelievably big today and when get that big, its hard to push through things. As much as Tim Cook wants to give the impression they run like tiny little startups, its probably very far from the truth. Also, Tim is very hands off, he just looks at the numbers on Monday morning and probably spend the rest of his work browsing random sites on his iPad. A big hole too is Steve Jobs is not there to micromanage it like before. I wish Steve had picked out some lieutenant to take on that role of the micro-manager for the different groups. But the fear of the turtle neck standing outside your office is not there anymore.
Except one bell and whistle. Widgets on the desktop and/or on launchpad (less optimal). I think it could be interesting.I would love this, as I think most Apple enthusiasts would. We don't need more bells and whistles, we need the ones we have to be as rock-solid as the hardware has become, and the software used to be.
I think the only reason this won't happen is that shareholders, and the overall market press, would freak out and claim doom and gloom. There is very little patience in the arena of consumer tech investing, and Apple is beholden to it's investors.
That said, those of us who have been using Apple gizmos for decades, and remember the Snow Leopard days, would celebrate and shout from the nerdy rooftops. Further, I'd bet Apple devs would welcome the time to polish their work even more!
I would adore being wrong here (my wife just perked up her ears, lol), but I doubt a year of pure polish is in our future...
Good!feel like this one is taking forevveerrrrr
I’ve always wondered why the dashboard wasn’t revived, in place of the side panel…Except one bell and whistle. Widgets on the desktop and/or on launchpad (less optimal). I think it could be interesting.
Unless you buy new hardware you don’t need to upgrade. I am still using Mojave since there is nothing in the newer OSes that interest me. I have one program that I rarely use that requires a newer OS which I run in a virtual machine.Apple should consider taking a gap year on software releases, especially for macOS. Its time for a Snow Leopard release.
Jobs was a techie. Cook is not. You can tell the difference in the products. And you can tell money and schedules are more important to Apple than the completeness of the technology (product).Suggesting that the world's largest company needs to have its CEO micromanaging is worse than absurd.
They could do so much more with a 'tick tock' approach. Mac OS one year, iOS the next. This gives apple two years to really nail the OS. I remember the two year wait between Tiger and Leopard, and when it came out it was brilliant. It seems as tho as soon as Apple stabilise software with .1 releases, they're back into the next beta.I would love this, as I think most Apple enthusiasts would. We don't need more bells and whistles, we need the ones we have to be as rock-solid as the hardware has become, and the software used to be.
I think the only reason this won't happen is that shareholders, and the overall market press, would freak out and claim doom and gloom. There is very little patience in the arena of consumer tech investing, and Apple is beholden to it's investors.
That said, those of us who have been using Apple gizmos for decades, and remember the Snow Leopard days, would celebrate and shout from the nerdy rooftops. Further, I'd bet Apple devs would welcome the time to polish their work even more!
I would adore being wrong here (my wife just perked up her ears, lol), but I doubt a year of pure polish is in our future...
see Are one year release cycles too short for iOS and macOS?They could do so much more with a 'tick tock' approach. Mac OS one year, iOS the next. This gives apple two years to really nail the OS. I remember the two year wait between Tiger and Leopard, and when it came out it was brilliant. It seems as tho as soon as Apple stabilise software with .1 releases, they're back into the next beta.
I'm not saying the OS doesn't have its bugs, but what bugs are materially interrupting workflows? What outcome are these causing? Lost time to work? Lost clientele?I would love this, as I think most Apple enthusiasts would. We don't need more bells and whistles, we need the ones we have to be as rock-solid as the hardware has become, and the software used to be.
I think the only reason this won't happen is that shareholders, and the overall market press, would freak out and claim doom and gloom. There is very little patience in the arena of consumer tech investing, and Apple is beholden to it's investors.
That said, those of us who have been using Apple gizmos for decades, and remember the Snow Leopard days, would celebrate and shout from the nerdy rooftops. Further, I'd bet Apple devs would welcome the time to polish their work even more!
I would adore being wrong here (my wife just perked up her ears, lol), but I doubt a year of pure polish is in our future...
The Apple Watch hasn’t just been life-changing for several, it’s been life-saving as well.Well, it worked for 14 years. Has anything life changing come out of Apple since 2011?
Given that Apple hasn’t released a security update for Mojave in over 14 months, this is absolutely not advisable.Unless you buy new hardware you don’t need to upgrade. I am still using Mojave since there is nothing in the newer OSes that interest me. I have one program that I rarely use that requires a newer OS which I run in a virtual machine.
I completely disagree. I'd say the Intel transition was significant. The G4 laptops were super slow if you recall. While running Pro Tools it could barely draw the VU meters in real time. However, this low output did keep the fans quiet which was nice.Apple silicon has been probably the biggest leap for the Mac since those first G3 iMacs. Even the Intel transition wasn’t as impactful.
Couldn’t agree more. The switch to Intel is going to be the biggest impact on the Mac for many many years. PowerPC was a dead end for consumer products. IBM and Freescale/Motorola both had bigger markets for their chips than Mac CPUs at the time. Neither was really interested in making a chip optimized for high performance in a laptop. Intel had pulled ahead and was accelerating.I completely disagree. I'd say the Intel transition was significant. The G4 laptops were super slow if you recall.
I’d say it depends what next week’s beta build is.So do we know when it will be released?
Interesting, mine works fine. Have you restarted your mac after the beta install?I have discovered that right-clicking the Dock's Trash icon and selecting "Empty Trash" does absolutely nothing. Other methods of emptying the Trash still work. Feedback sent to Apple.
I had restarted it several times after the beta install, but I just restarted it now and it is working.Interesting, mine works fine. Have you restarted your mac after the beta install?