Safari 15 on Mac OS, a user interface mess
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#3The updated Safari has had a baffling UI update. It does not make any sense at all, on THE most important application that's shipped with the operating system.
It's those kind of UI ideas that look great on a mockup, but do not work in reality with real data and real users, those that open 35 tabs—behaviour encouraged by macOS windowing system by the way—and now all of those are crammed into a ludicrously small space that's constantly moving around.
I don't know what Apple were thinking there. Let's not call it UX, this is designers changing for change's sake at the expense of user experience. I'm struggling to see how is it justifiable in any way.
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#4Fully agree. I don't understand wtf Apple is doing with their UIs lately. It's as if they were purposefully trying to make things worse.
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#5“ And it makes no sense whatsoever that one would want to go looking for the Reload button in a tiny menu with a More… icon.”
I don’t even remember when was the last time I clicked the reload button. I just press command + R.
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#6Fully agree. I don't understand wtf Apple is doing with their UIs lately. It's as if they were purposefully trying to make things worse.
I wouldn't attribute it to malice. The author has got that probably right: the people in charge think in iOS terms.
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#7I’ve considered switching to Safari on my Mac because I had heard that it has stellar performance. However, with no support for uBlock Origin because of their incomplete implementation of the extensions API, and now these UI changes, it looks like I’ll stick with Firefox.
I still plan to stay with my Mac because of the ecosystem. I’m one of the few who seems to actually like Windows 10. There are warts in Microsoft’s software, just as there are in Apple’s. But I like having my iPhone integrated with my Mac. The only option on Windows is Android phone integration. I’m trying to remove myself from Google’s ecosystem, though.
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#8The new tab/address bar thing could be the reason I switch back away from Safari after using it as my main browser for a few years due to its energy efficiency compared to Firefox and Chrome.
What UI designer thought taking away more space for the tab bar was a good idea? Does that person even use a web browser?
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#9I’ve said this before on HN, but as a reminder the following are all verifiable facts: there is no dedicated macOS team anymore, Apple market iPads as a superior alternative to a laptop, and macOS as a percentage of revenue has over a long period dwindled in favour of iOS (with a few minor blips along the way).
A reasonable conclusion is that macOS isn’t apple’s priority. Meanwhile with WSL and Terminal Microsoft is pushing hard at developers. apt get is a better system than home brew and always has been. Vote with your wallets.
Re: Safari 15 on Mac OS, a user interface mess
#10I’ve considered switching to Safari on my Mac because I had heard that it has stellar performance. However, with no support for uBlock Origin because of their incomplete implementation of the extensions API, and now these UI changes, it looks like I’ll stick with Firefox. I still plan to stay with my Mac because of the ecosystem. I’m one of the few who seems to actually like Windows 10. There are warts in Microsoft’s…
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