Pro & Contra: Do we need a bugfix macos?

On June 9, Apple will show its new operating systems, including MacOS 16 and iOS 19. The rumor mill expects a comprehensive redesign and AI renovations. Not all users are enthusiastic about this view, the calls after a large bugfix update-as Mac OS X Snow Leopard once did-are getting louder. Should Apple finally step onto the brakes and ensure more stability instead of always adding new functions hectically every year?

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MacOS seems more stable than ever: I have not experienced Kernel Panics for a long time, and never even on Apple-Silicon-Mac. But what use less total falls if the rest does not run smoothly – partly for years? I don’t even like to hope for a reliable multi-monitor operation. Problems with mounting and throwing out external volumes have been accompanying me for a long time. The forums are full of complaints about shaky access to network shares. Bugged APIs are forcing developers to work so that their apps run reliably.

If the rumors are correct, Apple will put considerable developer resources in the redesign of MacOS 16 in addition to the shifted Siri 2.0 and the inglorious Apple Intelligence. There should be a number of open construction sites. I fear a little disaster that Apple will probably only get under control with MacOS 16.5 or even 17. Why so pessimistic? Well, for years Apple has not succeeded in completing all advertised functions until the release.

I understand Apple’s panic at AI because the distance to the competition is getting bigger. But just because Apple is late here, I will not replace my Macs with PCs. Because thanks to Apple Silicon and suitable tools, it’s already great AI machines. Others are welcome to present and experiment. Instead of integrating more ridiculous AI pictures, Apple should take your time to bring together the best of all worlds in the usual manner-well thought out, intuitively and seamlessly into the system. Instead of concentrating on half-cooked AI features and redesigns, Apple should now pause and devote itself to the foundation: bug fixes, reliability and fine grinding. An update without any new functions – like Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – would be a strong signal to those who, despite all inadequacies, remained loyal to Apple. (Wre)

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Apple does not have the luxury of the functional waiver right now: rapidly developed AI models turn everything upside down, and the competition has long been on the move. Such a change can surprisingly quickly pull the ground under your feet. The few half -hearted functions that Apple Intelligence has brought so far are far too little. An unfamiliar debacle was that Apple presented important Siri improvements and even marketed it but has not yet been able to implement. It would be completely wrong to step onto the functional brake. Instead, it takes full throttle – at MacOS 16 and iOS 19.

It is not just about AI, many areas of the Apple operating systems shout according to innovations: with better controllable messages, a solid clipboard manager, a lighter maneuem of the menu bar and more powerful interfaces for tools for automation and expanding the operating system, a lot would be obtained-apart from a user interface. Apple must also make the systems fit for future hardware such as foldables and smart glasses. It is not enough with a peaceful error disposal.

Of course, bugs should not simply be signed, as it currently seems to be the case. A more efficient Apple process for bugreports and consistent remedy of the reported problems would certainly help-even without striking feature brake. Even Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which Apple once clamped as a “zero new functions” version with more stability, brought a number of heavy new bugs. That extended to possible data loss; Fortunately, Maco has not seen such disaster for a long time. Consistent error disposal and a quick further development of the operating systems do not necessarily have to be mutually exclusive. In any case, Apple would have more than enough resources to do that. (LBE)