I'm really struggling to update my Mac for any reason other than being forced to (looking at you XCode and Developer tool chain).
When these "major" releases risk completely breaking my laptop, I see zero incentive to update. I read through the release material and find absolutely nothing compelling. Apple seem stubbornly intent to celebrate these releases as huge step forward. Yet, the feature set is barely noteworthy.
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OSX Release Starter Pack
* "Bold New Design" - we tweaked the colors and made some things round.
* "Refreshed X" or "Powerful X" - we took something and changed it for the sake of marketing
* List of Safari Updates - Just, why? Why is that attached to an OS release?
* A bunch of other apps that are apparently only releasable with a new OS version. In particular, messages will take up 20%+ of the release content to essentially highlight the ability to put emojis and faces on everything.
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I've definitely gone from "I'll buy a mac because it's a mac" to "Maybe my next machine will be Windows. It's cheaper, more reliable, and just works"
When these "major" releases risk completely breaking my laptop, I see zero incentive to update. I read through the release material and find absolutely nothing compelling. Apple seem stubbornly intent to celebrate these releases as huge step forward. Yet, the feature set is barely noteworthy.
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OSX Release Starter Pack
* "Bold New Design" - we tweaked the colors and made some things round.
* "Refreshed X" or "Powerful X" - we took something and changed it for the sake of marketing
* List of Safari Updates - Just, why? Why is that attached to an OS release?
* A bunch of other apps that are apparently only releasable with a new OS version. In particular, messages will take up 20%+ of the release content to essentially highlight the ability to put emojis and faces on everything.
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I've definitely gone from "I'll buy a mac because it's a mac" to "Maybe my next machine will be Windows. It's cheaper, more reliable, and just works"