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Apple Unveils macOS 'Sierra' With New Continuity Features, Window Tabs, Apple Watch Login, Siri, and More

Some people are saying this update was underwhelming. Maybe... but I also think that "macOS" has reached a level of maturity that is hard to overwhelmingly upgrade.

Anyway, I think there were a lot of cool new features that will simplify our daily use, like continuity copy/paste, tabs for apps (office!!) and Siri. I also found the feature to free up space really useful for those MacBooks with small SSDs.

What would be your wishlist of features that Apple is missing? Would love to hear your ideas =)

Janichsan said:
You can't be serious. What about a modern file system? What about a modern, competitive graphics API? What about a better file manager? What about a reworked App Store? You know, just the unimportant details… :mad:
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Those are really abstract features you're pointing. What would be a "modern" file system or better file manager? I think those two are really good right now, much better than in Windows anyway. App Store improvement? Yeah maybe, but not so important for most users.
 
darcyf said:
But why is a MacBook Pro cut off at 2010 when a MacBook goes back to 2009? I must be missing something.
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I'm guessing the graphics chip - the 2009 MacBook has GeForce 320M, the 2009 MacBook Pro (which came out earlier in 2009) has GeForce 9400M, where the 2010 MacBook Pro has 320M.

Note that SOME 2009 MacBook Pros have better graphics, but they're still 9000-series. GPU cutoffs seem common to Apple. I'm disappointed that my 2008 Aluminum MacBook is left out (also has GeForce 9400M.)
 
AppleMad98004 said:
Question.... Is Spotlight gone now and replaced by Siri??? Siri is activated where Spotlight used to be
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Nah, Spotlight is still there in the top bar. Maybe you just gotta activate it with a different key combo.
EDIT: Also I hope they change the Siri icon up there, it sticks out with it's rainbow goodness.
 
I'm guessing they still had a blank piece of paper until about a few weeks ago. No way Apple spent a whole year coming up with just these tidbits. They must have coasted for 10 mos or so before they got to work. Maybe next year they'll work a little harder (maybe not).
 
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I wonder if the macOS naming convention is one more step toward a single OS? All that would take is for Apple to switch to ARM chips completely, right?
 
Only thing I wish would happen was notifications from iOS delivered on my Mac. Pushbullet doesn't work for me for some reason, literally no BTLE type app (Notifyr or whatever it was called, Pushbullet, macID, [...]) can maintain a stable connection.

I don't need a revolution in my OS, I'm quite happy with Mac OS the way it is now :)
 
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Janichsan said:
I can't wrap my head around this feature: does Apple actually think it's a good idea to mess around with their users' files?
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Apple wants to see your files .
Noone who does some actual computing will ever use, or has used , iCloud .

Good news Apple will now offer Mac to Mac syncing, offline of course, after decades of 'it just works' .
Oh, wait ....
 
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Sigh, guess my early 2008 Mac Pro is finally not upgradeable...if Apple would release a new machine I'd upgrade it, but the current Mac Pro is three years old, and I don't think I want an iMac. Let's see what they do this year, if they finally do something with their desktop hardware they are looking at a sale (and it's very likely I'm not the only person thinking that).
 
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Keymaster said:
Sigh, guess my early 2008 Mac Pro is finally not upgradeable...if Apple would release a new machine I'd upgrade it, but the current Mac Pro is three years old, and I don't think I want an iMac. Let's see what they do this year, if they finally do something with their desktop hardware they are looking at a sale (and it's very likely I'm not the only person thinking that).
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I definitely recommend looking up Hackintoshing.
 
Dilster3k said:
Some nifty handy features... But waiting an entire year for this? Bit disappointing.
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I feel that these are decent feature improvements for a year.

My issue is that the features released in 2 1 year cycles, are not adding up to what I'd expect from 1 2 year cycle.
 
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definitive said:
Early iMac 2009 = Core 2 Duo, and Late iMac 2009 = Core 2 Duo, yet only one of the two is supported... Thanks, Apple.
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Really? The computer will be approaching 8 years old at that point and will continue to get security updates through Sierra and whatever version follows.

So honestly, thanks Apple. It's nice that my machine will function and improve for about a decade.
 
Janichsan said:
I can't wrap my head around this feature: does Apple actually think it's a good idea to mess around with their users' files?
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Not only that but it doesn't make much sense to me.

Local storage is cheap and plentiful. Disks are huge now.

Cloud storage is expensive and limited.

Why would anyone want to use cloud storage for anything other than syncing and accessing data on mobile devices?
 
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Dilster3k said:
Some nifty handy features... But waiting an entire year for this? Bit disappointing.
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Never base what is happening to the Mac platform on what is in the keynote - the keynote is geared at journalists where as the one you'll want to watch is 'the platform state of the union' which goes into more technical details about under the hood changes/improvements etc. The main keynote is geared at those major visible changes where as the presentation that follows goes into a lot more in-depth of which I'm looking forward to watching once I get back from work tonight.
 
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I think I was most excited about the macOS name change. I'm not sure that was a good thing.

With that said, and as a user of MacID, I'm pretty happy about the sign on via the watch and/or phone. This includes a better universal clipboard. The other features were nice. Picture-in-picture is something I sense I'm going to use A LOT. I like the Photos updates too.

Siri is the big thing. As someone who is very literate about my machine though, I can't see myself using it too much. We'll see. I'm really curious to see if it helps my parents and others who don't know how to just go to what they want or find what they want. If it works and it reduces phone calls to me asking basic questions, it'll be my favorite feature EVER.

Additionally, I'm waiting for the ArsTechnica article on Sierra. Whenever a new macOS is released, those articles are one of the best in terms of finding out what actually happened.
 
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