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The low readability/contrast in some places seems to be the main problem. Sad to see the old Finder logo go – the central curve ending outside the "box" was a nice touch.

The new dock reminded me of the old Powerbook G4 I had, with 10.2 installed. I still somewhat miss the whole "Aqua" interface sometimes – but maybe that's just nostalgia or I over the years it's become harder to surprise me with UI design.

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> The low readability/contrast in some places seems to be the main problem.

Contrast is decreasing everywhere these days, and that trend is really causing me trouble. I hope they darken things a bit. Perhaps the light-on-dark mode will help with that?

I just hope they grow up. I can't read anything anymore, and it's entirely due to use of grey over black.

10.2 was a very pleasant surprise coming from windows or mac os 9. I don't think we will have that sort of jump in the future until things become 3 dimensional.

Yeah the first thing I checked when I logged into 10.10 for the first time was the Finder icon, and sure enough, he looks like a total doofus. Overall there's a decent bit to like about Yosemite, a lot that... will take some getting used to.

Hopefully they'll refine it a lot more before release; also, can't wait for Dark Mode to hit the beta.

Thanks for pointing out that dark mode isn't in the beta. I should be able to restrain myself from installing the beta for a bit longer.

I couldn't hold out, and had a mini panic attack when Git and Ruby were jacked. Doesn't help that I actually uninstalled Xcode 5.1.1 after installing the Xcode 6 beta (broke a good bit of stuff). Ended up getting all settled, but still, not worth it. No point in rolling back now though (if that's even possible).

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