I get that the article's point is more "hey, here's a cool anachronistic thing" but the tone towards the end was just bizarrely urgent ...ok I mean, tbh, nothing? This is such a non-issue lmao
I get that the article's point is more "hey, here's a cool anachronistic thing" but the tone towards the end was just bizarrely urgent
What’s most curious about this vestigial naming is that everything about it is wrong. Besides the anachronistic use of “Macintosh,” the “HD” abbreviation for “hard disk” or “hard drive” refers to a spinning disk drive, whereas most Macs rely on SSDs (solid-state drives). Even the case-less hard drive icon in the Quick Look preview window incorrectly uses an image of a spinning disk to represent an SSD.
...ok
So what should Apple do?
I mean, tbh, nothing? This is such a non-issue lmao
Well, that's how a lot of Apple critics—and when I say critics, I mean users, who appreciate the design aesthetic, and even the lingual aesthetic—of a consistent platform operate. Your non-issue...
Well, that's how a lot of Apple critics—and when I say critics, I mean users, who appreciate the design aesthetic, and even the lingual aesthetic—of a consistent platform operate. Your non-issue is someone else's nitpick, because they care about sweating the small stuff. In fact, many long-time Apple employees and users still to this day will tell you "it's the little things" that matter.
If you don't care, you don't care—that's fine. Just like how someone looking at a painting probably won't entirely appreciate the brushstrokes and subtleties unless they're a connoisseur. But don't tell other people what is important to them and what isn't.
I normally would agree with you, but in this context i've literally never seen anyone complain about Apple dropping the "Macintosh" moniker, not even hardcore enthusiasts.
I normally would agree with you, but in this context i've literally never seen anyone complain about Apple dropping the "Macintosh" moniker, not even hardcore enthusiasts.
To answer the question posed in the article: my drive is also named "Macintosh HD". It's an interesting article; I hadn't actually consider how Apple had mostly scrubbed "Macintosh" from their...
To answer the question posed in the article: my drive is also named "Macintosh HD".
It's an interesting article; I hadn't actually consider how Apple had mostly scrubbed "Macintosh" from their lexicon. It's a funny choice, considering how ingrained "Macintosh" was to us 20 or 30 years ago... but it has clearly worked for them.
I get that the article's point is more "hey, here's a cool anachronistic thing" but the tone towards the end was just bizarrely urgent
...ok
I mean, tbh, nothing? This is such a non-issue lmao
Well, that's how a lot of Apple critics—and when I say critics, I mean users, who appreciate the design aesthetic, and even the lingual aesthetic—of a consistent platform operate. Your non-issue is someone else's nitpick, because they care about sweating the small stuff. In fact, many long-time Apple employees and users still to this day will tell you "it's the little things" that matter.
If you don't care, you don't care—that's fine. Just like how someone looking at a painting probably won't entirely appreciate the brushstrokes and subtleties unless they're a connoisseur. But don't tell other people what is important to them and what isn't.
I normally would agree with you, but in this context i've literally never seen anyone complain about Apple dropping the "Macintosh" moniker, not even hardcore enthusiasts.
To answer the question posed in the article: my drive is also named "Macintosh HD".
It's an interesting article; I hadn't actually consider how Apple had mostly scrubbed "Macintosh" from their lexicon. It's a funny choice, considering how ingrained "Macintosh" was to us 20 or 30 years ago... but it has clearly worked for them.