- Rename macOS back to Mac OS X.
- Provide a straightforward way to create a bootable macOS USB installer without having to resort to
createinstallmedia
on another Mac.- Return to the 1 "KB" == 1024 bytes etc. convention.
- Readd support for 32-bit applications.
- Enable Rosetta 2 to run PowerPC applications on ARM Macs.
What is this?
Basically, you’re asking Apple to go back to 2007, which would be completely pointless.
OS X was just a name. Who honestly cares what it’s called? And either way, it completely stood out from all of their other operating systems. After a while it did start to look extremely weird.
macOS is fine.
As for making bootable install discs, it’s really not that hard to do.
You put in a couple lines into the terminal and it just works.
Also with Apple Silicon computers, it’s basically pointless to do this anyway because the system preferences has the “erase all content and settings” function which works fine for 99% of cases, and the recovery mode for any other reinstall purposes. There is a very, very slim chance you’ll ever need to use a bootable installer, and if you do it’s not that difficult.
As for how Storage is calculated, the 1000MB=1GB, 1000GB=1TB calculation is basically the standard these days. It works fine, there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s easy to understand.
As for 32bit and PPC support… just no.
Apple hasn’t sold a power PC computer since 2006. 16 years ago.
All new applications since 2006 should be Intel, there is absolutely no way for Apple to support 16 year old software just because. If you need 16 year old software, purchase a 16 year old computer.
Same with 32-bit, if you need a 32-bit application, purchase a computer that can support that. There’s absolutely no reason for Apple to bloat the operating system for everybody with legacy compatibility just for the very small amount of people who would use it.
Not to mention I feel like those PowerPC applications running on a 2022 computer in a 2022 OS could end up being an absolute security nightmare.