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Re: MacOS Sierra

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This is the first version of Mac OS X that I'm 0% excited about. Literally none of the new features[1] are useful to me, considering: I don't have or want an iPhone I don't have or want an iPad I don't have or want an iWatch I don't have or want an iCloud account I don't have or want an Apple Pay account I don't have or want an iTunes Music account I don't use or need Photos.app I don't use or need Messages.app I don…

What did you like in previous version of Mac OSX ?

Re: MacOS Sierra

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post #3

This is the first version of Mac OS X that I'm 0% excited about. Literally none of the new features[1] are useful to me, considering: I don't have or want an iPhone I don't have or want an iPad I don't have or want an iWatch I don't have or want an iCloud account I don't have or want an Apple Pay account I don't have or want an iTunes Music account I don't use or need Photos.app I don't use or need Messages.app I don…

> Am I part of a dying demographic, who doesn't use/need/want any of this fancy Star Trek futuristic life Yes, it's called "older people". Just kidding… :-) TBH, I've never understood this kind of post. Nobody cares if you (or I for that matter) are "excited" about an OS upgrade. It's an OS upgrade!!! And actually, I think you're expressing something very mainstream, not a "dying demographic" at all. Tech fatigue is…

How hard is it to understand, "It used to be interesting but lately it's boring, what's up with them?" feeling? Besides what good is an OS upgrade, if it isn't exciting while it has a risk of breaking things and possibly changing your workflow?

Re: MacOS Sierra

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm far from a hipster. The pens I use are apparently called "uni-ball", which I got from Walmart, which is also where I got my $3 little pocket notepad. But I'm also not willing to spend large amounts of money to buy cool new gadgets that don't actually improve my quality of life at all, despite whatever Apple's keynotes will say.

This is free.

Did the GP post thinking this is a paid upgrade?

Re: MacOS Sierra

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post #22
post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Am I part of a dying demographic, who doesn't use/need/want any of this fancy Star Trek futuristic life Yes, it's called "older people". Just kidding… :-) TBH, I've never understood this kind of post. Nobody cares if you (or I for that matter) are "excited" about an OS upgrade. It's an OS upgrade!!! And actually, I think you're expressing something very mainstream, not a "dying demographic" at all. Tech fatigue is…

How hard is it to understand, "It used to be interesting but lately it's boring, what's up with them?" feeling? Besides what good is an OS upgrade, if it isn't exciting while it has a risk of breaking things and possibly changing your workflow?

And the need to get people "excited" is what leads to the kitchen-sink bloat of operating systems.

Re: MacOS Sierra

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post #22
post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Am I part of a dying demographic, who doesn't use/need/want any of this fancy Star Trek futuristic life Yes, it's called "older people". Just kidding… :-) TBH, I've never understood this kind of post. Nobody cares if you (or I for that matter) are "excited" about an OS upgrade. It's an OS upgrade!!! And actually, I think you're expressing something very mainstream, not a "dying demographic" at all. Tech fatigue is…

How hard is it to understand, "It used to be interesting but lately it's boring, what's up with them?" feeling? Besides what good is an OS upgrade, if it isn't exciting while it has a risk of breaking things and possibly changing your workflow?

It used to be that every time you get an OS X upgrade, you can expect the OS to be faster, more stable, crash less, and have more actually useful features, both for developers and casual users. Those days ended with Snow Leopard. Of course Apple isn't charging for MacOS née Mac OS X née macOS anymore, because it's not worth the money anymore, and they know it. Now it's just an auxiliary product to their mobile devices. It's a supplement.

Re: MacOS Sierra

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Finder is worse than 10.11 and it crashes on multiple moves. At this point I'm just not sure what the heck is the problem. Now it stops being able to do command-drags (moves) after a while.

Re: MacOS Sierra

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post #3

This is the first version of Mac OS X that I'm 0% excited about. Literally none of the new features[1] are useful to me, considering: I don't have or want an iPhone I don't have or want an iPad I don't have or want an iWatch I don't have or want an iCloud account I don't have or want an Apple Pay account I don't have or want an iTunes Music account I don't use or need Photos.app I don't use or need Messages.app I don…

Bigger core updates are in the pipeline. A much improved HFS+ replacement is in the works at Apple. Now only if they'd update the OpenGL drivers and support vulkan...
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