Richard TenchFeb 24
Jason Snell

Just posted on Six Colors: Apple in 2025: The complete commentary

https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/2025reportcardcommentary/

Apple in 2025: The complete commentary

Every year, we ask a collection of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people for their opinions about how Apple fared in the year just gone by. You can read our 2025 report card fo…

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Feb 23 at 7:23pmWeb
Show threadMarkVFeb 23
@jsnell Great read as usual Jason, thank you!
Show threadSteve BarnesFeb 23

@jsnell –

It's already so well assembled that I don't even feel the need to wait for "Apple In 2025: The Complete Commentary: DVD Collector's Edition."

On the Mac: I think the recurring sentiment isn't phrased carefully enough. The whole of Tahoe isn't an "abomination" or a "disaster" because of the interface – the platform is still a monolith shaped by 25 years of refinement, still worthy of envy. The issue is that the interface so severely *upstages* all that's good.

Show threadRay FixFeb 24
@jsnell Thank you. 🙏
Show threadKristofferabildFeb 24
@jsnell Something is rotten in Cupertino indeed!
Show threadKavehFeb 24
@jsnell I feel like there needs to be a report card section for parental controls. Apple relies heavily on screen time here, which has stagnated, remains buggy, and not at all well thought out from an actual parent's perspective.
Show threadJason SnellFeb 24
@kavehv too granular for my survey, that would go in OS quality
Show threadKavehFeb 24
@jsnell Or maybe suitability of the OS for children?
Show threadJason SnellFeb 24
@kavehv OS quality for sure.