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mgmueller · 11-06-2014, 09:58 PM

What I mean by that:
My once beloved MacBook Air with the 2 last updates (Maverick and now Yosemite) became more and more of a children's toy than a tool of daily business.
And unfortunately, same seems to be true for my iPad.

Just some examples:

In the email client on Yosemite, the email you write blocks the entire front. I can't go back to the rest of my emails: Meaning: I can't open, let's say, 3 emails at once and copy from one to the other. A simple feature I have to do dozens of times every single day.
Not to mention more complicated tasks, such as generating CI conform email signatures and the likes.

Another example:
On Mac, I'm in app/program X, for example the DVD player.
I decrease the Window and in the background in parallel want to read some emails.
I can't simply click on the email I'd like to activate.
No. I have to click the email program first and then the respective email.
May not seem crucial, but actually in daily business is a PITA. If you do such actions 50+ times per day and each time need an additional mouse click... And even worse: If I have to activate the email client first, my other program (DVD player in this example) moves to the background.
Such simple tasks could be done a year ago on my MacBook Air and can be done in Windows for 10+ years.

My general impression:
Apple overdoes it.
Once they had been admired for their intuitive user interface.
But for some time now, the opposite seems to be true:
Before: Let's make a complicated task simple to use.
Now: Let's forget about the complicated task altogether and dumb it down.
At least they are consistent about that approach and even make the appearance of icons and stuff more "child-friendly".

Am I the only one with this impression?

Don't get me wrong: I still stick to Apple and still want to love their products. But it seems to be more difficult with each generation of products.
This especially seems obvious, when comparing to "professional" products, for example iPhone 6 to BlackBerry Passport or MacBook Air to Surface Pro 3...

11-06-2014, 09:58 PM	#1
mgmueller Member Retired Posts: 3,308 Karma: 13024950 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets	Did Apple eventually arrive in the children's section? What I mean by that: My once beloved MacBook Air with the 2 last updates (Maverick and now Yosemite) became more and more of a children's toy than a tool of daily business. And unfortunately, same seems to be true for my iPad. Just some examples: In the email client on Yosemite, the email you write blocks the entire front. I can't go back to the rest of my emails: Meaning: I can't open, let's say, 3 emails at once and copy from one to the other. A simple feature I have to do dozens of times every single day. Not to mention more complicated tasks, such as generating CI conform email signatures and the likes. Another example: On Mac, I'm in app/program X, for example the DVD player. I decrease the Window and in the background in parallel want to read some emails. I can't simply click on the email I'd like to activate. No. I have to click the email program first and then the respective email. May not seem crucial, but actually in daily business is a PITA. If you do such actions 50+ times per day and each time need an additional mouse click... And even worse: If I have to activate the email client first, my other program (DVD player in this example) moves to the background. Such simple tasks could be done a year ago on my MacBook Air and can be done in Windows for 10+ years. My general impression: Apple overdoes it. Once they had been admired for their intuitive user interface. But for some time now, the opposite seems to be true: Before: Let's make a complicated task simple to use. Now: Let's forget about the complicated task altogether and dumb it down. At least they are consistent about that approach and even make the appearance of icons and stuff more "child-friendly". Am I the only one with this impression? Don't get me wrong: I still stick to Apple and still want to love their products. But it seems to be more difficult with each generation of products. This especially seems obvious, when comparing to "professional" products, for example iPhone 6 to BlackBerry Passport or MacBook Air to Surface Pro 3...