> MacOS isn't getting major updates
> the development team has been largely disbanded
> only exists to develop iOS apps
> Apple markets and wants iOS to replace your laptops
But I agree that they probably do not care about server markets.
>> the development team has been largely disbanded
> Source?
TL;DR :
> In another sign that the company has prioritized the iPhone, Apple re-organized its software engineering department so there's no longer a dedicated Mac operating system team. There is now just one team, and most of the engineers are iOS first, giving the people working on the iPhone and iPad more power.
> Source?
Bloomberg.
Apple re-organized its software engineering department so there's no longer a dedicated Mac operating system team. There is now just one team, and most of the engineers are iOS first, giving the people working on the iPhone and iPad more power.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-20/how-apple...
> > Apple markets and wants iOS to replace your laptops
> Source?
apple.com, major print media, and all Mac Stores, which have ads talking about why iPad Pro are laptop replacements. Here's one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQB2NjhJHvY
It sounds like you have very little involvement with Apple products.
The whole thread has developed into Apple fans downvoting everyone who criticises the new approach to MacOS.
Seems fairly common knowledge that Apple have disbanded macOS team and is focusing on iOS based future. Am I mistaken?
You mean the one that shipped on iOS first and benefits iOS the most? To me, that shows how far the Mac has fallen in Apple's priority list.
As a Mac user, it seems like the last 4+ years of MacOS updates have added nothing but greater iOS integration, bugs, and misfeatures.
Putting everything in an integrated system with limited to no expansion possibilities rules out a lot of potential users (anyone with common sense) and means that if one component fails or becomes obsolete the whole thing is useless. If there were awards for excellence in planned obsolescence those systems would be a shoe in.
My MacBook Pro 2016 keyboard finally failed beyond “usable” level and Apple has been keeping it in the shop, refusing a warranty repair. Another MBP we have started having issues with the keyboard.
I believe they are going downhill fast on the Mac front, both hardware and software.
Did you even read the comment you're responding to?
- removing features and essentially deprecating OS X Server: http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-death-of-macos-server/
- letting the Mac Pro languish for _four years_ without a single update or mention until recently
- the Touch Bar, which clearly shows they put some work into the technical aspects, given how it integrates with included Apple programs and thorough developer support. But they seemingly never talked to any actual users or developers in usability testing, given how well it's caught on.
- ignoring the keyboard quality issues in their "Pro" laptop line
- replacing included programs with crappy, feature-poor replacements (e.g. iPhoto to Photos, Disk Utility, etc)
The evidence seems to indicate that Apple doesn't care about the Mac and hasn't since 2011 or so. If they've started caring again, good, but it's going to take quite a few sustained Mac releases over the next couple of years for me to take them seriously again.
You're no longer Apple's priority. You haven't been for some time. MacOS isn't getting major updates, the development team has been largely disbanded: MacOS is a niche platform that only exists to develop iOS apps. One day it won't even do that.
Apple already markets and wants iOS to replace your laptops, and doesn't significantly care about the server or workstation markets.
If you rely on MacOS you need to think about this, and the longer you delay it the more it's going to hurt.