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As a power user on MacOS, I dread the merge. I can only suspect that MacOS becomes less power-user friendly in the name of "intuitiveness". I hope I am proven wrong

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I saw this coming in '19 or earlier when they deprecated 32-bit software. I started moving away from Apple then. Now I still have my functioning 2017 Mac but I mostly use newer Windows/WSL computers, and my new work computer is an X1 running Linux. It is not hard to switch except for the lack of emacs keys for cursor control. (Unix user since '88.)

> I can only suspect that MacOS becomes less power-user friendly

That's pretty much been the trend for years now.

I agree. My personal plan is to ride it out and then maybe find a machine that works well with Linux. I can't go back to Windows unless MS rereleases Win7. Win10 is crap and win11 appears to be more of the same kind (i.e even worse).

More to the point, this seems to be a general trend: we have so much better technology by now, but a worse society. That is something I don't know how to get out of.

It's just lazyness / QA problems at Apple that prevent high quality apps

No, it's more about the inherent limitations of touch-centric UIs, combined with limited multitasking (full-screen apps), and trying to hide the filesystem from the user.

The file system hasn’t been hidden for years. Unfortunately the app and components that interact with it are completely anemic, so it’s still a pain to work with.

Maybe they just can't afford QA? Shareholders are demanding sometimes, but end-users aren't mostly.

Apple can afford anything in the world, except degrading quality / reputation.

LoL @ "Perhaps Apple can't afford..."

There really should be some syntax for jokes on the internet.

Only one laugh I've got for this one…

Apple can afford a small country, and shareholders will certainly support an Apple management that insists on adequate QA.

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