The consensus that seemed to be reached when these issue came to a head this January was a plea to Apple to just slow down. Yet recent years have brought debacles such as Apple Maps in iOS 6 and discoveryd, as well as many smaller issues such as random crashing in iOS, lost music files, and stingy iCloud storage. Shave off ten seconds on startup and save a dozen lives. Software is a field which has classically been one of Apple’s strong suits. Well known developers and tech bloggers who have historically been accused 1 of ingratiation with the Cupertino company, were stepping out to bring attention to a growing feeling of dissatisfaction in its software. While the company is well adjusted to the doomsday chicanery constantly tossed about by the mainstream tech media, this year the calls were coming from inside the house. Since the introduction of Yosemite last fall, Apple has faced some rough times in the press.
In this year’s new release, Apple eschewed another big move in exchange for seeking greater heights within the bounds of last year’s stomping ground. Beginning with Mavericks, a California surfing spot, OS X then moved on to Yosemite, the beloved national park. It set its sights instead on inspirational places in California. In 2013 Apple left behind the decade old big cat naming scheme for major releases of its flagship desktop operating system.
