Apple needs another Snow Leopard to fix its software

The last few days have been very busy when it comes to Apple news. That’s because the company has confirmed that the new Siri experience has been delayed while sources suggest that the new features promised at last year’s WWDC won’t be ready any time soon. Given everything that’s going on at Apple recently, there’s one thing that could really help: another Snow Leopard. If you’ve been a Mac user for at least 16 years, you probably remember how important Mac OS X Snow Leopard was. At the time, Apple didn’t usually release a new version of Mac OS X every year. And when Snow Leopard came out, Apple wasn’t focused on introducing new features or design changes. Instead, the company put its efforts into improving the stability of the software. Why am I writing this now? Because I saw someone share a clip from WWDC 2009 when Mac OS X Snow Leopard was announced, and Bertrand Serlet (Apple’s former vice president of software engineering) made it clear on stage that the update had “zero new fe ... Read full article.