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Comment by toephu2

10 hours ago

Google is much better at software than Apple...most in the Valley would agree with this.

Performance wise, they often seem solid.

Usability wise (UI/UX/design), they are in the gutter.

For servers, yes, but use Safari for like 5 minutes versus Chrome and it’s clear the reverse is true for desktops, especially if you’re not running with 32+GB of RAM. Google Drive, Photos, etc. are not as good as Chrome.

This is not to say that Apple’s desktop software is great, only that the bar is a lot lower than it had to be when people had to be convinced to buy licenses.

It's uneven in my experience. OS-wise (Android, ChromeOS), I've had some big and frustrating problems. On the other hand, I really like some of their web apps (Drive, Docs).

Ah yes, the company that still can't their gesture and backswipe UX functioning properly 7 years after its introduction, and with Apple giving them 2 years to study it beforehand.

A decade to produce a non-functioning gesture bar / system. Such a titan among titans.

God, I miss Android so much. iOS still annoys me. The app situation is sadly better on iOS, though.