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Apple Ignores What's Wrong With the Mac

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The Mac needs help, and in a more than two-hour presentation today, Apple refused to provide it. Apple makes great software. I use Windows and macOS daily, and macOS is cleaner, smoother, and more stable for basic tasks. Windows gives me the power I need to do great work, but I relax into a macOS browser window at home. Apple's Mac shipments have been  steady year over year  in a declining PC market, according to Gartner. So you could be excused for thinking Apple doesn't have a problem at all; everything's fine. That's not the sense I'm getting from tech-savvy users, though. They're buying new Macs because of macOS software, and they're grumbling increasingly about the hardware. But they're trapped, because, of course, no hardware runs macOS other than Macs. That raises the question of when, if ever, they'll snap and jump ship . Last year, I needed a new Mac, and  I bought a 2015 MacBook Pro . Yes, I bought a 3-year-old laptop becaus