GoKawiilmacOS 27 will be unveiled on Monday at WWDC, and rumors indicate the update will grant two wishes that longtime Mac users especially have been wanting.
#1: Snow Leopard-style focus on software quality
One of the most beloved Mac software releases is 2009’s Snow Leopard, which was famously marketed as having “no new features.” Instead, it prioritized bug fixes and performance improvements.
Snow Leopard did have a few new features, but the list was short. And rumors indicate macOS 27 could be very reminiscent of that fan-favorite update.
Last November, Mark Gurman reported that Apple’s focus for iOS 27 and companion updates is on “improving the software’s quality and underlying performance.” Thus making them “Snow Leopard-style” updates.
macOS Tahoe hasn’t been the most popular among longtime Mac users. In part due to Liquid Glass shortcomings, but also because of concerns around software quality.
Since that report last fall, Gurman has detailed many new features coming in Apple’s new software—thus making the initial promise of being “Snow Leopard-style” ring a little hollow.
But just today, in his WWDC preview, Gurman had this note that could excite longtime Mac users:
The macOS 27 update will be especially Snow Leopard-like and include performance improvements aimed at making Macs with Apple-designed chips feel faster.
While Apple is expected to boost performance across all its updates, it seems special care has been put into ensuring that macOS 27 feels especially Snow Leopard-like.
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