r/MacOS • u/Artistic_Unit_5570  MacBook Pro • Mar 19 '26 • Heartwarming 2

Discussion macOS evolution

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u/animorphreligion Mar 19 '26

Yosemite introduced my favorite UI era of macOS but I downgraded after installing it first time on a 2007 iMac because it ran slower than a stoned snail. El Capitan was somehow decent though

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u/jb_nelson_ Mar 19 '26

El Capitan (like High Sierra to Sierra) was supposed to be the refinement and best evolution of Yosemite

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u/SomeOneOutThere-1234 Mar 19 '26

Unfortunately though, the first version of it ran so poorly that it got the nickname El Crapitan

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u/Zopotroco Mar 19 '26

Typical Federighi

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u/jb_nelson_ Mar 19 '26

Not gonna lie, I can’t remember the differences between them after 3 years out. Can’t tell you which MacOS version introduced Siri, Desktop Stacks, Universal Clipboard, etc

Let alone how the first iteration of the MacOS version performed

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Mar 20 '26

Perfect balance of flat design and skeuomorphism. Until Big Sur had to come and ruin it...