I mean, respect is what it's about, isn't it? Respect for the user. LTSC still upholds that, while the conventional retail and corporate installations don't. No third-party add-ons can repair a closed-source OS that has been intentionally corrupted and degraded by its manufacturer. I desperately wish they could, but they can't.

Conway's Law applies ("A product reflects its producer's org chart"), as does Gresham's Law ("The bad drives out the good.") A pressing question for Apple users is whether the same corrosion is at work at their own vendor of choice.