Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software?

Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by akulbe on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:15AM (#38360415)

I’m sure fewer hardware choices is a huge factor.

I’m also not wholly convinced they do better software. There are some things that are better, but having been a True Believer in the past, and having left…

I can tell you that from my own experience, the software quality is nowhere near what it was 10+ years ago.

The butterfly keyboards were the final straw for me. The attitude of Apple at shoveling that crap out the door, and gaslighting their user base with the usual “a small number of users have experienced this issue” bullshit… I was done.

iOS is good. macOS is shit.

They force feed you their drivel, and by God, you’ll love it.

Oh yeah, and you’ll preach the Apple gospel while you’re at it.

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Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by anovikov on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:21AM (#38360450)

OK the butterfly keyboard was a big mess but it's now cleared. Apple Silicon macs don't seem to suffer from any hardware issues to speak of. I heard M2 Airs of early batches had thermal issues throttling the CPU but it's been quickly fixed.

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Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by akulbe on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:27AM (#38360477)

Have to admit the Apple Silicon is a win. They get credit for that one, hands down.

He asked about software though.

Feel like it used to rule. Not any more.

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Re:Ask HN: How is Apple able to make quality software? by gjvc on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:16PM (#38366634)

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