There was a golden period of OS X roughly between 10.5 and 10.9.
Up to 10.4, windows were too textured: stripes, brushed metal.
In 10.5 till 10.9 we got to enjoy the beauty of Aqua paired with calm, tasteful gray window frames and controls that had visible depth.
From 10.10 till 10.15 was okay-ish: the flat took over, but we still had contrast and shapes.
Starting from 11, everything became rounded, low contrast and lost visual cohesiveness.
10.5 till 10.9. We didn’t know how good we had it
@nikitonsky I will admit that it’s just a feeling and I have no actual data to put behind this, but it really feels to me like over the last few years Apple has really taken their eye off the ball and doesn’t know what to do with the Mac anymore.
They can’t kill it because it’s their only supported development platform for their actual cash cow, but it’s clear at least to me that the kind of bold design vision we used to expect and appreciate has left the building.
and then there are also the other signs like the increasing level of difficulty people are experiencing almost across the board, trying to hook their Macs up to any devices except the most recent and most expensive Apple displays.
Niki
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