Age verification has been put into law across the world over the last year. Apple doesn’t have a choice.
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#12I like liquid glass. I liked it since the first betas i tried. Am i the only one
I didn’t like it at first. Now it doesn’t bother me.
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#13I like liquid glass. I liked it since the first betas i tried. Am i the only one
No. I kinda like it. I can understand people’s dislike for it though.
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#14I like liquid glass. I liked it since the first betas i tried. Am i the only one
I like it as well, although it was and is very buggy in certain instances.
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#15I found this to be a very odd and strange rant. The author's three issues with Apple are:
1. Gatekeeping. OK, fine, but at the very least this has been Apple's stance for a very long time now (the author talks about faxing credit card details), so it's not like it's something new. If you wanted full unfettered installation rights, Apple was never the company for you. And while I think it's fine to argue against Apple's stance, I find most of the arguments are less than honest about the pros of things like developer verification for the end user.
2. mac OS26. I totally agree that this is a total fiasco from a design perspective, and liquid glass is unqualified shit. Still, I see Apple at least somewhat moving in the right direction by getting rid of Alan Dye.
3. Apple had a bug in their age verification protocol. Again, valid point, but Apple needs to follow UK law. I've seen a lot more missives arguing against requiring things like driver's licenses and other government ID, and so it seems like Apple is at least trying to go the least restrictive route by choosing credit card verification.
To emphasize, I'm not apologizing for Apple here. In particular, much has been written about how Apple has lost their way regarding the "it just works" philosophy. But it seems like the author's main beef is against Apple's level of control, and this is just a fundamental difference in Apple's stance that has existed for about 2 decades.
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#16I like liquid glass. I liked it since the first betas i tried. Am i the only one
I was sure I’d hate it. But I actually think it’s pretty good
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#17The space allocated for "Apple has lost their way" has been maxed out for decades, so it bears stressing that this time is different. This Liquid Glass debacle has disillusioned everyone from hardcore Apple fans to normal people who otherwise don't follow tech. Once the dust settles, this will be a case study for decades to come. Apple threw their hard-won reputational gains off a cliff for _nothing_.
> threw their hard-won reputational gains off a cliff for _nothing_
I imagine some executive’s ego was spared by not telling them their idea was bad. Priceless.
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#19Any system of age verification will fail to satisfy the writer, because it is fundamentally the UK’s fault by requiring such draconian measures. Credit cards don't work ever time, but the other options of using AI or sending your data to a third company who will resell it are also not great. The only other complaint seems to be liquid glass? It really feels strange because Apple feels on the upswing with their new of…
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#20Worst part about liquid glass changes is that it was probably rushed so they could cover for lack of AI features that they promised a year ago