I presume there’s a lot going on in the background with each update.
Security particularly- it’s important to update to block holes which will help protect from malware, ransomware etc.
And losing 32bit is a pain, but it had to happen someday. You’ve got to make way for the new otherwise you may as well go back to Windows.
But MacOs has gradually been getting dumbed down since they started the integration process with the phone and ipad. Yes, handoff is useful but there are some sacrifices to take along the way.
As an OS I think it looks pretty boring these days.
The writing was on the wall when they dropped Coverflow. I remember the first time I saw that, it was a real ‘Wow!’ moment and for them to remove it speaks volumes. None of the OS have been as beautiful as Snow Leopard and I’ll bet if they released that today we'd all be raving about it.
Anyway, Tthe upshot is that if you feel like giving this version a miss and you don’t think there are any security benefits to be had by installing it, then go right ahead.
I haven’t had any problems with it but there’s nothing new or interesting in it at all that I can see.
Every feature that’s mentioned except Sidecar (odd name by the way) is something I could do already in another way.
It’s pretty clear that if the main change is to go from one app with three links in it, to three seperate apps that do exactly the same thing, there’s not going to be much to see.
Otherwise, it’s things being taken away, fonts that are the wrong size, things being in different places or done in a different way. I will adapt but there’s nothing here at all to get enthusiastic about.
Meanwhile, Photos keeps telling me I have a new memory and putting together images in a way I don’t want, to music I don’t like. This isn’t progress.
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"These three apps offer all of the functionality that was previously in iTunes"
Sorry, but the loss of columns in the new Music app has mad it useless to me. When you have 10,000+ songs, it is vital to be able to sort by genre, composer, artist, and album. Trying to find a Beethoven piano sonata is next to impossible. Holding off on Catalina until Music includes this feature (if ever)
I think it's the inevitable move towards voice control.
The way they want you to use this stuff eventually is to say, 'Hey Siri, play me...'
Actually, I've just checked and columns are still there. Plus, under view options you can select to have columns for things like genre, composer, movement name even so maybe it just deselected them in the update for some reason?
