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Mac OS 26 Is Utter Garbage and Apple Has truly lost its way....
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a Vista and Vaseline Soup comparison in defense of Vaseline Soup, I suppose stranger things have happened.
I have experienced some glitches - nothing fatal but no matter how bad it might get there's no way I would switch to Windows. I'd rather switch to Linux/LibreOffice/Firefox, which apparently many Windows 10 users are doing.I can relate. The changes in the OS frustrated me so much that I ended up giving away my iMac (including dual boot Bootcamp to Win 11), which is still a beast and works great under MS Win.
I switched to a portable abomination MS Surface/Win 11, and I wish I had done it sooner!The only thing I’m sticking with for now is the iPhone 16 Pro, but once it’s done, I’m not buying Apple again until they get their act together.
Windows 11 has its downsides and frustrations too, but they don’t bother me as much as Apple/Tahoe. I need to work on my PC, not fight with the OS UI and get frustrated.
Now, I just wish MS would make a Surface phone (I know, I know).
Cheers from MS Windows!
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Don't take your personal preferences for a general consensus. You may prefer the classic Windows theme to Vista's (like some people who prefer the looks of classic macOS to macOS X), but you're not in the majority. Windows 7 (technically, 6.1), a major success, was directly inspired from the graphical interface of Vista (6.0), and few people have complained that 7 was ugly.
Vista (Aero)
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You are not the only one. Where Tahoe disappoints me is where they were unable to get to. There are now areas of the OS that feel like they’re forgotten or stuck in the past because they didn’t get the redesign treatment. Small things like network/NAS panels in Finder, the installer, etc. The details. I hope they’re able to keep moving forward with it vs it getting stuck in time and forgotten like a Windows OS.
I know what you mean. I regularly use Windows (11) and, while it mostly uses modern icons and interfaces in the places standard users access (desktop, major apps, folders, etc.), older icons (sometimes as far back as the 1990s) are left intact in more complex/tech-savvy tools, as though we geeks didn't count. An annoyance, but I wouldn't reject the whole OS because of that, as some people do. Windows 11 and macOS Tahoe are, by and large, very worthwhile systems.
Both of those are better than Tahoe for one simple reason - for me, personal preference only of course - and that is a SQUARE-EDGED UI (and yeah Vista is a tiny bit rounded... maybe a little squarer than Sequoia?).
This no longer works in Tahoe 26.1. You cannot disable it and bring back the Now Playing position at the top of the window. UGH.
i use my mac for the capabilities of the operating system, not whether window corners are square or rounded... 🤷
Having only just now upgraded I now notice, it's almost like the circles are somewhat button shaped, almost as if there's a touchscreen coming?
That's the same radius they used in Catalina and before (when they still had last semblance of taste for desktop)
This is what happens when Tim runs of out Steve's ideas.
I finally upgraded. I just don't see how the new design is better. New, yes. Different, yes. Better? No.
I keep clicking "clear or Tinted" back and forth in various windows...It practically does NOTHING! hahaha... I bet the Mac OS Engineers seeing the statistics of us clicking it on and off constantly are have a fun time laughing at us! Maybe making bets on how many time we click it a day! lol
a 'solution' to what? a solution that solves F-A.
'try our latest dodgy upgrade, it might improve eventually' said no marketing executive ever.
a solution for people who don't like the 'clear' in liquid glass (but i bet you knew that already).
some ppl like LG, so they can use it as is. some ppl don't... and will be able to reduce the effect. everyone wins 👍
your response was to a post saying this 'solution' makes no difference, as plenty of screenshots confirm, so who wins what is anyone's guess.
I
cannot
drag
three
airdropped
files
on top
of
each
other
and
place
them
into
their
proper
folder
anymore
so I had to copy n' paste
such a tedious and horrible way just dislikes computer users!
Hello Monterey and goodbye to 2 hours of my life!
or should just but an Asus Zenbook and explode my beloved MacBooks?
I have had this thought that Cupertino has a hatred to one using their own MacBooks
cannot
drag
three
airdropped
files
on top
of
each
other
and
place
them
into
their
proper
folder
anymore
so I had to copy n' paste
such a tedious and horrible way just dislikes computer users!
Hello Monterey and goodbye to 2 hours of my life!
or should just but an Asus Zenbook and explode my beloved MacBooks?
I have had this thought that Cupertino has a hatred to one using their own MacBooks
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I have an iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, and love Apple in general. But I don't have a Mac and stick with Windows. Why? Because it's crazy the number of things you can't do on a Mac, including simple stuff that's been in Windows forever. Registry tweaks, parameters, menus, interface… to say nothing of available programs and games. Don't get me wrong: Mac is a great and simple system for many people. But it just doesn't cut it for geeks, gamers, and knowledgeable users who want maximum control over their OS.
iMac M3 24GB, 4 port...anyway. Tahoe brought back the stuttering trackpad and sudden jump across the screen feature that I had when I first got the iMac and eventually cleared up as the next version of the OS matured. Now Tahoe has brought back that feature for me... at least it's not as bad as the first time, but wow, the feature is really back.
Then at what point does the design infringe on the capabilities?