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I have been avoiding new macOS versions since I tried Tahoe and hated it. Still on Sequoia.

I don't know if I'll ever upgrade to Golden Gate, and this blog post isn't giving me confidence.

There is no benefit for upgrading from Sequoia to Golden Gate. UI isn't better looking or faster. Siri AI is not great. More bugs, not less.

Siri AI is pretty darn good for me. What are your problems with it?

Man, on my iPhone (15 Pro), it's been a letdown.

"Please play this song on my HomePod". "Now playing"

Prolonged silence.

"Nothing is playing?"

"Now playing" (but on my iPhone, not my HomePod)

I should be writing these down, because pretty much every interaction ends in disappointment.

Feels like it's just as mediocre as old Siri, only more ambitious when it fails, and slower.

I find that Siri AI cannot really do anything that I need, which is my major problem. I was truly hoping for Shortcuts to be a bit more beefed up with the introduction of Siri AI. For example, I was hoping that Siri AI could fix some of my annoyances like dismissing all notification banners. Of course, Siri AI cannot see nor work with notifications, so that's a huge bummer.

For normies, it might be nice to be able to add n > 1 reminders or calendar events, fix some grammatical errors, or whatever, but that's not particularly useful for me. I was hoping for a bit more of an AI that is truly integrated with the OS. Meanwhile, I feel like it's the worst model Gemini has to offer.

many things are way faster. for example, photos sync in the Photo app across devices instantly, app launches, airdrop transfers, etc..

Yeah, I currently have 4 Macs.

Apple 2020 Mini - Sequoia - Music/DAW

Intel 2017 MBP - Sequoia (OCLP) - Software Development

Intel 2014 MBP - Sequoia (OCLP) - Board game tutorials and videos at the gaming table (dining room)

Intel 2012 Mini - High Sierra - Very retro video gaming (doesn't access the net)

Since I can't afford to buy anything anymore, I'm keeping these the way they are for a long time. As each one dies, so does my enjoyment of computing.

Yeah, I am quite sad that I am packing up and shipping off my nifty little Intel MacBook Pro and for the first time ever, I'm wondering if I can do without a Mac, not even really wanting one.... the one form factor which sort of appeals is a Wacom Movink 13 w/ a Mac Mini (but I hate that the screen is so low resolution and none of the Cintiq Pros use the same stylus as my other stylus devices (Kindle Coloursoft, Samsung Galaxy Note and Book)

I bought a MBA in 2022 and haven't ever upgraded the OS. It works fine for me, and the AI stuff seemed like it wasn't ready for prime time. While it might have provided some benefits, I was concerned that there would be more unexpected downsides.

I'd be curious to know what people think about Siri AI and whether it's finally worthwhile. I'm still running an old iPhone with no AI, so don't have much basis for comparison.

I hope you have been installing security updates for the OS version you have. At some point, those end, and then you're looking at a different trade-off in not upgrading.

Yeah, I install point updates, just not the annual ones. AFAICT, I'm still getting the security patches that I need.

You're not missing anything with the AI stuff

Even with the latest update? Having seen the reviews of iOS 27 on newer devices, I was thinking that it was finally getting capable.

Idk, whatever 26.6.2 is. Messages summarizes chats, which I guess is a little useful, but it's canceled out by the additional nagging. Either way it's not a big deal.

My company IT forced us to upgrade to Tahoe :(

Deliberately keeping it 15.x on my M3 Max.

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