I’ve been writing software for over 40 years, I hear you!
That said, I think that the current crop of updates coming out of Apple are symptomatic of a larger issue, namely that it has effectively isolated itself from its customer base and as a result has lost touch with the reality of using Apple equipment.
I’ve used Apple gear for a very long time and this appears to happen in waves. I’m not sure what breaks the cycle, but something does and things get better … for a time.
I suspect that the current crop of releases are driven by an accountant wanting to cash out on the latest AI craze with no regard for the existing user base.
The latest example of this is Apple sharing all your photos with their AI system:
I’ve been writing software for over 40 years, I hear you!
That said, I think that the current crop of updates coming out of Apple are symptomatic of a larger issue, namely that it has effectively isolated itself from its customer base and as a result has lost touch with the reality of using Apple equipment.
I’ve used Apple gear for a very long time and this appears to happen in waves. I’m not sure what breaks the cycle, but something does and things get better … for a time.
I suspect that the current crop of releases are driven by an accountant wanting to cash out on the latest AI craze with no regard for the existing user base.
The latest example of this is Apple sharing all your photos with their AI system:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/apple_enhanced_visual_search/