Are Technica's macOS Sierra review


Andrew Cunningham:

It has been a long time since the Mac was Apple's favorite child, and there are places in Sierra (like the Messages app) where it clearly feels like Mac users are getting a second-tier experience compared to people on iOS. Add in the Mac's stale, aging hardware lineup and Apple's total lack of communication about it, and there seems to be real problems for the Mac as a platform.

But for all the Mac users already out there, Sierra happily trundles along in the operating system's quiet and reliable groove. The name has changed, but otherwise it's business as usual for Mac OS Mac OS X OS X macOS.

i've been running the beta for the past few weeks and it seems solid upgrade. Unlocking a Mac with the Apple Watch might be my favorite single feature.

I'm also giving iCloud a fresh look. Especially with more intelligent storage to better manage limited drive space on SSD drives. That solves a problem I have with Dropbox.

I haven't really got into Siri much. Talking to my computer doesn't really appeal to me, especially when it can be hit and miss. I'll probably figure out a couple key tasks that are otherwise a pain, but otherwise, the reason I like Siri on iOS is i don't have the efficiency of a dedicated keyboard and mouse.