Evolution of Mac OS…

[Warped9]

I’ve using Mac OS since 2001/2002 and for a long time it‘s been a reasonably hassle free evolution. Man, I even remember using AppleWorks before switching to Microsoft Office on Mac. I really don’t care for Pages although I do use that on my iPad.

Recently I’ve had the the opportunity to look at the more recent Mac OS Ventura and I find it quite a departure from what I’m used to in High Sierra (on my mid 2011 iMac).

The change from iTunes to AppleMusic isn’t that drastic when you can configure AppleMusic to work much like iTunes did. But I can’t say at this point I like System Services as I like how System Preferences works better. For one thing System Services looks more…Windows like, and I freakin’ hate Windows (Like falling onto an alien planet where little to anything makes sense). Even the word “Preferences” seems more appropriately descriptive of what you’re doing: tailoring the application to function in the way you want it to. I just don’t care for the left column oriented configuration of Services whereas the icons seen in Preferences strike as more intuitive in finding what you’re looking for.

This has got me wondering what kind of adjustment and learning curve I’ll face when I finally upgrade to a new Ma (likely an iMac) within the next year or so.

 

[casperes1996]

It's called System Settings, not Services. Naming wise that makes about the same amount of sense Preferences does. Both design and name are more in line with iPhone/iPadOS. And while I do prefer System Preferences, there are advantages in overview to the column view or "master detail" view. Categorisation is a little more granular while many more categories are visible at a glance in a window that can be resized - Again I do prefer System Preferences, but System Settings has merits. And bears no correlation to Windows, frankly

 

[Warped9]

...System Settings...bears no correlation to Windows, frankly

I just felt it looked more Windows like.

 

[velocityg4]

The funny thing is. Apple sort of went full circle. System Settings in Ventura is reminiscent of the Control Panel from before System 7.

Although all OS X versions are based off it. With everything on the sidebar. To get to the various setting panes. It just reminds me more of System 6.