I’ve lived through several OS transitions. Microsoft did them best. Their transitions had the lowest expenses and the least data loss. Apple did the biggest transition. OS\/2 and GEOS died.<\/p>\n
We all expect another transition from Apple; some mixture of macOS and CPU transition. This follows on years of Apple macOS disappointments — for me, above all, the way Apple ended Aperture.<\/p>\n
I expect this transition to go badly for me. So my Apple relationship is officially cold. Not divorce yet, but the lawyer is in Contacts.<\/p>\n
I’m not buying anything from Apple unless there is very clear immediate value and a clear exit strategy. I’ve ended our family Apple Music subscription. I’ll look for an alternative to iTunes movies. No earPods, no Apple Watch.<\/p>\n
I’m staying on Sierra and Aperture through 2019.<\/p>\n
Divorce will be painful, but Apple is likely past redemption. Its path lies elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve lived through several OS transitions. Microsoft did them best. Their transitions had the lowest expenses and the least data loss. Apple did the biggest transition. OS\/2 and GEOS died. We all expect another transition from Apple; some mixture of … Continue reading