If only the operating system wasn’t pure garbage. MacOS has never been particularly great, but lately I feel like they let the AI do too much coding work, with so many small glitches piling up with every update.
The menu bar only flies down when my mouse pointer is one pixel below the upper edge of the screen instead of right on it
The volume icon jumps up and down in the OSD when I change the global volume
I have to precisely target either a folder icon or its accompanying text in the Finder app. They both belong together, but nothing happens when I click on the space between them.
I can tile some programs half&half on my screen, but not all of them.
I have to confirm using the same USB dongle every time I boot up the device without getting an option to remember my choice.
Every time I want to install an unsigned app I have to try opening it, acknowledge the refusal message and then go deep into the system settings to force opening it up anyway. Giving me a “Run this app anyway” option like everyone else seems to be too hard.
Every time I want to install a free app from the AppStore, I have to put in my iCloud password. Even if I install them right after each other. They surely could remember my choice for a minute and not bother asking me ten times in a row.
Apple fans often claim their OS is perfect and so much more userfriendly than the competition, but it’s actually getting more and more outdated and annoying to use with each release. Multimonitor support is still garbage, the Finder feels like it hasn’t had any meaningful changes for over a decade (to the point where even Windows Explorer outshines it now) and Liquid Glass really showed the world that they’re out of ideas. MacOS is just rotten software at this point.
I also don’t get why the Macbook Neo is hyped up so much. It’s a device that throttles under load, because the CPU doesn’t have a heatsink (which surely can’t be good for longevity) - and 8GB of RAM will make it obsolete really fast.
I also don’t get why the Macbook Neo is hyped up so much. It’s a device that throttles under load, because the CPU doesn’t have a heatsink (which surely can’t be good for longevity) - and 8GB of RAM will make it obsolete really fast.
Really? It’s a MacBook (aka café arm candy) for $500. The 8GB limitation is because it’s the A18 Pro from the iPhone 16 Pro, which also has 8GB RAM. It’s like the iPhone SE (or xE) that just recycles parts from older models. But it’s a laptop and it can run Cyberpunk. Anyone who needs more than 8GB of RAM can pay the extra $600 for an M5 MacBook Air. 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and the processor is like twice as fast, and it can be spec’d up higher. But if the lack of active cooling is the problem, you’re looking at MacBook Pro, but if you know what you need, you don’t need me to tell you. Still, the MacBook Neo is going to be awesome for most people, who casually browse the Internet and consume media. For that, it will be perfect.
I don’t hate Windows. I use it at work. It’s fine, it’s serviceable, and Copilot doesn’t work because I’m not signed into a Microslop account. I’m not using my Xbox account at work, and I’m happy with Copilot being unavailable. I unpinned it from the Taskbar and it never gets in my way. I’ve been using Windows for about 30 years, I know my way around it. Coming up on 3 years with macOS, so when I say I’m more familiar with Windows than I am with macOS, it’s down to my individual experience, as I’m sure it is with you. But my preference is for other reasons.
If only the operating system wasn’t pure garbage. MacOS has never been particularly great, but lately I feel like they let the AI do too much coding work, with so many small glitches piling up with every update.
Apple fans often claim their OS is perfect and so much more userfriendly than the competition, but it’s actually getting more and more outdated and annoying to use with each release. Multimonitor support is still garbage, the Finder feels like it hasn’t had any meaningful changes for over a decade (to the point where even Windows Explorer outshines it now) and Liquid Glass really showed the world that they’re out of ideas. MacOS is just rotten software at this point.
I also don’t get why the Macbook Neo is hyped up so much. It’s a device that throttles under load, because the CPU doesn’t have a heatsink (which surely can’t be good for longevity) - and 8GB of RAM will make it obsolete really fast.
Really? It’s a MacBook (aka café arm candy) for $500. The 8GB limitation is because it’s the A18 Pro from the iPhone 16 Pro, which also has 8GB RAM. It’s like the iPhone SE (or xE) that just recycles parts from older models. But it’s a laptop and it can run Cyberpunk. Anyone who needs more than 8GB of RAM can pay the extra $600 for an M5 MacBook Air. 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and the processor is like twice as fast, and it can be spec’d up higher. But if the lack of active cooling is the problem, you’re looking at MacBook Pro, but if you know what you need, you don’t need me to tell you. Still, the MacBook Neo is going to be awesome for most people, who casually browse the Internet and consume media. For that, it will be perfect.
I don’t hate Windows. I use it at work. It’s fine, it’s serviceable, and Copilot doesn’t work because I’m not signed into a Microslop account. I’m not using my Xbox account at work, and I’m happy with Copilot being unavailable. I unpinned it from the Taskbar and it never gets in my way. I’ve been using Windows for about 30 years, I know my way around it. Coming up on 3 years with macOS, so when I say I’m more familiar with Windows than I am with macOS, it’s down to my individual experience, as I’m sure it is with you. But my preference is for other reasons.