Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO
by toephu2 on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:10PM
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Google is much better at software than Apple...most in the Valley would agree with this.
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For servers, yes, but use Safari for like 5 minutes versus Chrome and it’s clear the reverse is true for desktops, especially if you’re not running with 32+GB of RAM. Google Drive, Photos, etc. are not as good as Chrome.
This is not to say that Apple’s desktop software is great, only that the bar is a lot lower than it had to be when people had to be convinced to buy licenses.
Performance wise, they often seem solid.
Usability wise (UI/UX/design), they are in the gutter.
It's uneven in my experience. OS-wise (Android, ChromeOS), I've had some big and frustrating problems. On the other hand, I really like some of their web apps (Drive, Docs).
Google has one of the worst commercial UX of any products I've ever used.
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO
by tonyedgecombe on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:18PM
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Only if you put aside the fact that Google makes its money from selling your attention.
Ah yes, the company that still can't their gesture and backswipe UX functioning properly 7 years after its introduction, and with Apple giving them 2 years to study it beforehand.
A decade to produce a non-functioning gesture bar / system. Such a titan among titans.
Google software is trash
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO
by throw0101a on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:17PM
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> Google is much better at software than Apple...most in the Valley would agree with this.
Perhaps. Assuming it actually keeps existing:
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO
by actionfromafar on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:23PM
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Their IMAP is okay, I guess.