I find Windows to already be pretty solid in terms of bugs and performance, it's the UI and features where I find it sorely lacking and if Windows 11 is anything to go by, I am not hopeful for significant improvement.
That’s why it’s called Explorer instead of Finder.
Universal binaries.
There used to be a good app that pulled out one of the code bases when they moved to Intel. I remember using it to save a LOT Of space from removing the PPC code from apps on my Intel mac.
It is smaller since doesn‘t have universal binaries needed to run on any M1 Mac.
The last feature that actually made a difference was Quicklook. Such a great feature. Everything else I either ignore or turn off. I'm sure some users find other features useful, but I don't.
Universal Control is probably my favorite macOS productivity feature since Quicklook.
Same most things they have added IMO are not very helpful, has a app that do it better, or are SO rarely helpful I forget they exist.
Have to ask with IMAP email sync across devices, and messages also on the Mac, why would you even need to do that?
Because I don’t have to run mail and messages applications on the Mac, and those are the two apps I’m checking in my iPad when I get up from my desk and take it with me to another room.
Just wanted to bump this because I agree with this user.
Without jumping through clean installs and diagnostics, have you created a new user on the Mac to see if your problems persist?
That seems like a bizarre way to work, but if it works for you great, I couldn't work that way. My Mac desktop is the central repository for my work, iphone, iPad are just nice to have mobile reference points to monitor stuff or make the quick reply.
It's a 12.9" which works surprisingly well off to the side on my desk. Even though I'm not maxing out the Mac Studio at all, it feels nice to offload some of the more mundane stuff onto the iPad. At first I was thinking about ways to use universal control, but now it's second nature like hitting the spacebar in finder for a Quicklook file preview.
...maybe because not everyone feels the way you do? lots of people are enjoying monterey (even acknowledging that there are bugs; there are always bugs, with every OS version).
Because not everybody is experiencing it. I do agree that Apple should be quicker. Let's not forget Apple are not gods.
I think it is unfortunate that people settle for mediocrity. Apple should be anything but mediocre. Honestly, it looks like they took a page out of Gate's book on - promote and sell it now and either fix it or make good on promises later. I wouldn't be having this conversation if I didn't have Apple products which should indicate I prefer them over Micro$oft.
Wow, glad you really love your Apple stuff. Wow, some of us have been around since the beginning of Apple and into PC DOS world and one would hope that by 2022 a company that is as accomplished as Apple would do a bit better by their customers and not depend on fanbois to defend them. I wouldn't make the comment if I didn't think Apple could do better and in the past, they have done some impressive feats but releasing an OS with sufficient challenges for many is not something we would hope to see from them. Imagine that - an OS that won't play well with certain monitors that did play well with earlier OS and unified memory being touted as if it is something new (recall that on board graphics is not much different in how it uses the same memory as the CPU)...yet we see memory challenges even for Mini with 16 gigs of RAM. By all means enjoy but don't discount those that expect a bit more and even referenced the past where Apple was by far more plug n' play without serious issues.
you know nothing about my mac experience. i've been around since 7.6; did 15 years of (freelance) mac support in nyc. am not a fanboy, just... a fan. and i agree that things could be better... but they're still pretty good right now.
