[samwillis]

Software is very easy to bloat, expand scope, and grow to do more than really needed, or just to release apps that are then forgotten about.

Hardware is naturally limited in scope due to manufacturing costs, and doesn't "grow" in the same way. You replace features and components rather than constantly add to them.

Apple needs someone to come in and aggressively cut scope in the software, removing features and products that are not needed. Pair it down to something manageable and sustainable.

[pxc]

> pare down products and features

macOS has way too many products but far too few features. In terms of feature-completeness, it's already crippled. What OS features can macOS afford to lose?

[coredog64]

I would say it's less about losing and more about focus. Identify the lines of business you don't want to be in and sell those features to a third party who can then bundle them for $1/$10/$20. A $2T company just doesn't care, but I would bet that those excised features would be good enough for a smaller software house.

(I have the same complaint about AWS, where a bunch of services are in KTLO and would be better served by not being inside AWS)

[6SixTy]

macOS has like no features already, and they keep removing more.

[panick21_]

If you think hardware can't bloat, I suggest you look into the history of Intels attempt to replace x86. Or the VAX. Not to mention tons of minicomputer companies who built ever more complex minis. And not to mention the supercomputer startup bubble.