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by whynotminot 461 days ago
People keep talking in this thread about iOS / macOS being bug-ridden messes. I have to wonder if this is from users still on Intel chips.

My work MacBook with a now 3+ year old M1 Max? Rock solid. Rarely run into any problems at all. My iPhone? Also rock solid. Rarely run into any problems.

My Intel-based MacBook? Buggy mess. Like Apple has left the Intel side of the house to die on the roadside. As someone who still uses that at the time expensive device, I find this annoying. But I understand why they’re not investing resources into Intel bug fixing.
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viraptor 461 days ago
It's not processor dependent. The OS is just buggy. Actually the only thing that is processor dependent is dtrace failing on Apple silicon and not fixed for years.

Other bugs are very generic. I get focus bugs, password input box broken on lockscreen, search just not working in settings app, xcode crashing if I even look at it wrong, and lots more...

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whynotminot 461 days ago
Did you see the part where I said macOS on my M1-based laptop is great?
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viraptor 461 days ago
Yes, that's why I'm saying - no, they're not better and I do see issues on Apple silicon. You got lucky so far.
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whynotminot 461 days ago
For years now. I guess I’ve had a good run.
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bfung 461 days ago
Why would my mother care about dtrace?
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