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That's being overly pedantic. You can appreciate (even love) something without being a fanboy. I, for one, can say that I love some of the design of macos, but I also criticise apple on most other things. I don't even own a mac.
I know this might be pedantic under certain circumstances but I think it was really just a joke on the part of the commenter.
On the one hand, Apple deserves credit for creating an experience where the tool seems to get out of the way.
On the other, it's depressing that so many users are steered away from understanding things that could increase their facility with these devices they rely on so much.
Wow, I disagree strongly with this one. It's so frustrating that I have to describe a feature to a search engine to find out what it's called, just so I can find it in the Settings (sorry, I mean System Preferences) panel. Continuity, Stage Manager, Exposé, Spotlight, Launchpad, Mission Control. These names don't mean anything, and aren't helpful. They're features, not products, yet they are named like products and y…
Functionally as in categories of what they do.
Example:
Oscalc. O: Office; S: Spreadsheet; Calc: Name of application.
There's no reason to stick to only one name, Oscalc in English could be XyCalc in another language.
And no reason why something with many functionalities could not be in more than one place, PvVLC could be ArVLC too plus deep linked to the recording function when called as such.
Then we could, name things how we liked, know what they do and where they are instantly, and get using them for what we want to do even faster.
It may surprise technical users but a _lot_ of people who have used Macs and iPhones for more than a decade don't know what an application is, much less what that application might be called. They just click an icon and things appear - when they don't, or the icon is not where they expect it, they are totally stuck. On the one hand, Apple deserves credit for creating an experience where the tool seems to get out of t…
Ah, yes. The reason MS Edge had to start with an E so the icon could still be an e.
Wow, I disagree strongly with this one. It's so frustrating that I have to describe a feature to a search engine to find out what it's called, just so I can find it in the Settings (sorry, I mean System Preferences) panel. Continuity, Stage Manager, Exposé, Spotlight, Launchpad, Mission Control. These names don't mean anything, and aren't helpful. They're features, not products, yet they are named like products and y…
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But you can still understand that Windows 10 is newer than 8 or 8.1, and older than Windows 11. It is what most software companies use, v1, v2, v2.2, etc. Another good way is with year/month, like Ubuntu.
XBox 1 came after XBox 360. But PlayStation keeps it real with 2,3,4,5 came before the egg.
I think Apple's decision to mostly name products based on dictionary words is a good one, and well-executed. Google tries this too but usually misses the mark a bit by being overly generic (Play, Chat, Calendar, etc.) and failing to build a brand around the products themselves. My main gripe with Apple is their decision to not version product names well, e.g. "The New iPad". This is fine for tech-savvy users who will…
I'll always remember how weird that decision became just 12 months later.
You went from something that was understood to something that even tech savvy people have to Google to figure out which version their parents have and why Facetime group calls silently fail for them.
Wow, I disagree strongly with this one. It's so frustrating that I have to describe a feature to a search engine to find out what it's called, just so I can find it in the Settings (sorry, I mean System Preferences) panel. Continuity, Stage Manager, Exposé, Spotlight, Launchpad, Mission Control. These names don't mean anything, and aren't helpful. They're features, not products, yet they are named like products and y…
AppleTV is a set-top box. AppleTV is an app that you can install on your AppleTV. AppleTV+ is a streaming service, which is also an app on AppleTV, but different from AppleTV. AppleTV is an Operating System for old AppleTV hardware.
Wow, I disagree strongly with this one. It's so frustrating that I have to describe a feature to a search engine to find out what it's called, just so I can find it in the Settings (sorry, I mean System Preferences) panel. Continuity, Stage Manager, Exposé, Spotlight, Launchpad, Mission Control. These names don't mean anything, and aren't helpful. They're features, not products, yet they are named like products and y…
Safari.
Like Explorer, Navigator before it, it invokes adventure and exploration. It doesn't mean anything per se in technical terms. It is however, a product.
Wow, I disagree strongly with this one. It's so frustrating that I have to describe a feature to a search engine to find out what it's called, just so I can find it in the Settings (sorry, I mean System Preferences) panel. Continuity, Stage Manager, Exposé, Spotlight, Launchpad, Mission Control. These names don't mean anything, and aren't helpful. They're features, not products, yet they are named like products and y…
Could we just name things functionally+unique? Functionally as in categories of what they do. Example: Oscalc. O: Office; S: Spreadsheet; Calc: Name of application. There's no reason to stick to only one name, Oscalc in English could be XyCalc in another language. And no reason why something with many functionalities could not be in more than one place, PvVLC could be ArVLC too plus deep linked to the recording funct…