Why is this surprising to anyone? Apple has spent every moment post Snow Leopard and Post iOS 6.x proving over, and over, and over, and over, and over again my friends that they either no longer care, or no longer understand, (probably a combination of both), what makes a good UI. Almost without exception every move they have made since that era has reduced consistency, usability and visibility in exchange for non-productivity-hipsterism. At their *best* they have been akin to a Rubenesque turtle, flailing on it's back in the sun. At their worst they seem to be actively and willfully destroying the very fabric of intuitiveness and usability they helped to create.
Despite some excitement around such things as the M1 chip, it's very much a sad era to be a Mac or iThing user. Just do what we've had to do in education and begin migrating away from Apple's software to something better whenever something better exists (which is almost always these days). Over the past decade we've gone from 100% Apple software users; from the servers right down to the software the students and staff used, to around 20% total Apple software in use, and even that's purely on an 'if you prefer Pages go ahead and keep using it' basis. Really, the only thing keeping us in the Apple ecosystem at all currently is the pre-existing hardware investment and legacy document compatibility (pages, keynote etc.) from when we were a 100% Apple software school. It's nearly all gone to complete and total you-know-what.
Oh, and switch to Overcast. It's far better, and already has been pretty much since the day it was released.
Despite some excitement around such things as the M1 chip, it's very much a sad era to be a Mac or iThing user. Just do what we've had to do in education and begin migrating away from Apple's software to something better whenever something better exists (which is almost always these days). Over the past decade we've gone from 100% Apple software users; from the servers right down to the software the students and staff used, to around 20% total Apple software in use, and even that's purely on an 'if you prefer Pages go ahead and keep using it' basis. Really, the only thing keeping us in the Apple ecosystem at all currently is the pre-existing hardware investment and legacy document compatibility (pages, keynote etc.) from when we were a 100% Apple software school. It's nearly all gone to complete and total you-know-what.
Oh, and switch to Overcast. It's far better, and already has been pretty much since the day it was released.
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