As Mac users approach Apple’s annual developer conference and the promise of the whole operating system cycle starting over again, it would be natural to feel a lot of trepidation. It’s been a rough ride for macOS Catalina, with overly strict and chatty security barriers, incompatibility with 32-bit apps, a host of little annoying instabilities, and a less-than-impressive debut for Mac Catalyst.
it’s just time to get back on the hamster wheel and go through another macOS beta cycle—whether we like it or not. But I’ve got some hope that this year will be different. Here’s what I’m wishing for when Apple rolls out the new Mac operating system, macOS 10.16, at WWDC in less than two weeks.
Embracing Avalon
For all of us who have despaired over the relatively rough ride that has been macOS Catalina, it’s worth remembering that all of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. Apple has frequently alternated between disruptive, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink updates and years in which it focuses on stability rather than a flood of new features. For every Lion and Yosemite and Sierra, there’s a Mountain Lion and El Capitan and High Sierra.
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