Looks like Apple managed to piss off all the fanbois (even the daring fireball guy!) with the new macOS https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/2025reportcardcommentary/
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Imho the last great release of macOS was Lion, the downfall started soon after. Wasn't obvious at first for many.

@lrz The push for change for the sake of change really has been a serious issue - and obviously everyone's annoyed by it.

Sure, minor tweaks here and there to the visual style - to improve it, are fine, but lately…

New useful features are welcome, but wandering so far from Apple's own HUD is just … face-palmy on a scale taht's hard to imagine.

@WTL @lrz This - change for the sake of change - has been the primary reason for the overall decline in quality.
@dalizard @lrz Absolutely agreed.