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I remember when Windows was panned for supporting legacy OSs while Apple would drop support for OSs "of an age". Regardless of who is or isn't surprised, I have no dog in this fight and see this as a natural step for Apple. Maybe it will help with fewer bugs to squash with the release of new upgrades and updates.

mfryd said:

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nubus said:

M68000 said:

The debacle of Apple advertising “Apple Intelligence” before it was ready may be the beginning of the end of the Tim Cook era. 

DOJ and consumers will take Apple to court on running ads for vaporware. Agree, this is the beginning to the end. It can take a while before he is replaced. Microsoft drifted for 10 years and behaved like a bond. We have seen Apple slide to #2, #3, and... well... the distance to Amazon makes it likely that Apple could drop one more spot. 

As for his legacy we need to split CEO from COO. He was outstanding as COO.

And you are all ignoring the elephant in the room. TARRIFS.

Which Tim Cook has nothing to do with and has no control of.

Actually, Tim Cook does have some control over tariffs.   He donated a million dollars to Trump's inauguration fund, and that got Apple a temporary exemption from some of the worst tariffs.   Cook could identify other ways to transfer money to Trump in order to exempt Apple from tariffs.

The challenge is that Trump is starting a side hustle selling cell phones and cellular service.  This means we may be seeing carefully constructed tariffs that apply to all phones except for his.   This means that a payoff from Apple would need to be large enough to compensate for the loss of Trump's cell phone revenue.

That's not control. That's hope of an ephemeral break from Trump's whimsical outlook on what he calls economics. His "donation" was merely extortion by Trump. That's not control. The challenge is that Trump has no ethics in business or politics. He either can't or doesn't read the room or Constitution, when making decisions.

Neither Cook nor anyone else can know what he's going to do. Sure they can throw money at him and maybe get some "consideration". That's not control, not of the convicted felon who rose to the position of POTUS. That's submission. 

Siri is in need of Sirious improvement and has been for a long time. But basing a lawsuit on what is inferred but not contractually promised is absurd.

Are these actually the proverbial "ambulance chaser" category of lawyers, with adverts of "Have you been..." citing any number and category of wrongs perpetrated by companies? Or are they just sought out by indignant customers who perceive themselves as "wronged". Ok, maybe taking this case and others with no basis puts the latter into the former category.

So are these suits taken on a contingency basis? Not a lawyer or playing one online, I'd like to see someone who initiates a frivolous lawsuit suffer some real cost, even if the courts don't do it. Obviously lawyers are happy to take a case on contingency if they feel confident of a win and a 30% + payday. We want to see legitimate lawsuits brought and won. 

iOS_Guy80 said:

Thank you for this preview article. would not have ever known about this feature without your helpful articles,. Sounds like something I might be interested in using. 

Yes, hardly "cringeworthy". I like to listen to music, especially outdoors. Podcasts need to be played too loud for me to hear clearly. But some infrequent information/motivation might help. It's a feature some will welcome and others can turn off or not enabled as they please.

Most of the time I have to be aware of my surroundings before looking at the Watch. I have to stop or wait until I stop to view it. Hearing it in real time literally without breaking stride seems handy. Can I listen to music and have Breaking Info! interrupt? I'd rather not have to choose one or the other. 

sunman42 said:

Most of the features sound fine, if you need/want them, but making the list font in Finder windows smaller? Nuh-uh, even if the spacing has been slightly expanded. That will not make finding what you want easier, particularly for anyone with presbyopia (that is, almost anyone older than about 45).

Damn kids, get off my interface.

It's disappointing that Apple has continually made tweaks with macOS that do not benefit older users. I've noticed contrast in many instances decreasing as OSes have progressed. And making typeface smaller by default is almost agist.
 
I like the gloss of Glass but wish it were more like what "lickable" was to the current flat look of icons. I do appreciate function as well. But for the longest time (no, not at first) Apple has been the fine crocus cloth to other  OS' #80grit. At least in appearance. So like a great car, I want it to look the part as well as run well.

And presbyopia starts kicking a lot of vision butt at 40. 

Replacing Launchpad with Applications disappoints me. I liked the in your face display of icons filling the screen. Even with corrected vision, I found it pleasing.

So at the top there are a list of suggested apps that the Mac believes you're most likely to want next -- based on at least how often you use them, possibly also on the time of day.

Replacing it with a window like that which was Settings? Where the apps placement changed with each new OS? That's a poor model. Does this mean that the Applications app/window changes as your use of apps changes? If so — WTF! If it's not the case then I'll stand down. Otherwise it's a case of constantly relearning Where What is. Sometimes I think Apple Software engineers use a Magic 8 Ball, dice, pickup sticks, and snow globes for UI and UX designs.

And yes, there are kids I have to chase off my lawn.