October 23, 2014
Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback! I'm pretty new to OS X (I've had my Macbook Pro for about 3 months now), but I've never used an OS that I've been more happy with. I used to hate Apple, assuming all they did was overcharge for a product that wasn't at all superior. I was wrong. I don't think I've ever been quite so happy with a product and its performance, other than perhaps my phone.Seeing as how I entered the beta program for Yosemite as soon as it opened, and pretty quickly got an invite, I don't have much to compare Yosemite to with regards to OS X specifically, as it's pretty much the only version of OS X I've used (I was on Mavericks for maybe a couple of weeks). Having said that, the OS is fluid and beautiful, most of the time. I do wish OS X was more open, but this is Apple, so I know better. The iPhone sharing stuff means nothing to me, as I use an Android phone and have no plans of switching. It's not something that I would utilize much anyway, though I'm sure there are many people who will. I don't use Safari, Mail, Calendar, or any of the other stuff too. I've been "in the browser" for years now, and I don't see an advantage to going back to desktop apps. Sure, it'd be nice if Apple would do something similar for Android phones, but... well, I feel silly for even typing that sentence, and I suspect Google is working on a Chrome-based solution anyway.I also have some minor complaints, like how mapped drives (or whatever OS X calls them) won't reconnect after my MBP wakes up, and the silliness of maximizing windows, and the occasional spinning color wheel that just seems to happen randomly, and how I can't do something as delete a file without first sending it to trash. It's all pretty small stuff, and I realize I'd have much bigger complaints on Windows or Linux (for the record, I'm typing this on a work (Windows) PC, and I was using Linux before I bought the MBP), but I'm saying it to say that there is still room for improvement, and I hope Apple decides to focus on some of the smaller stuff that everyone can use instead of focusing so heavily on iPhone land. One can dream. Until then, I'm still amazed at how happy I am with OS X, and I'm glad I finally took the plunge.