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Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by toephu2 on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:10PM (#47840808)
Google is much better at software than Apple...most in the Valley would agree with this.
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by acdha on Monday April 20, 2026 @08:15PM (#47842961)
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.

Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by antipaul on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:32PM (#47841138)
Performance wise, they often seem solid.

Usability wise (UI/UX/design), they are in the gutter.

Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by hei-lima on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:58PM (#47841525)
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).
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by tristanb on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:44PM (#47841313)
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 (#47840943)
Only if you put aside the fact that Google makes its money from selling your attention.
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by jorvi on Monday April 20, 2026 @06:24PM (#47841832)
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.

Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by thiht on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:17PM (#47840929)
Google software is trash
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by throw0101a on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:17PM (#47840928)
> Google is much better at software than Apple...most in the Valley would agree with this.

Perhaps. Assuming it actually keeps existing:

* https://killedbygoogle.com

Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by actionfromafar on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:23PM (#47841011)
Their IMAP is okay, I guess.
Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by pityJuke on Monday April 20, 2026 @05:32PM (#47841136)
God, I miss Android so much. iOS still annoys me. The app situation is sadly better on iOS, though.