The Apple silicon transition continued with another strong year. John Gruber wrote: “MacOS 13 Ventura is a solid upgrade. I’m on an M1 Ultra Mac Studio and I haven’t found a task that comes even close to stressing it out.” Rich Mogull wrote: “Although we are still waiting for a Mac Pro, all the Apple silicon models are home runs. Aside from all that, the Mac Pro didn’t appear, nothing else got updated, and Ventura was a swift step backward in a number of ways, with yet another slightly different layer of window management added.” The M2 Air is delightful, the M2 13″ MBP is perplexing. James Thomson wrote: “The Mac Studio is fantastic, the Studio Display camera less so. Panelists also expressed frustration with the lack of updates to the iMac, the lack of a Mac Pro, and issues with the Studio Display. There was plenty of praise for the M2 MacBook Air, but the delay to the M2 Mac mini and MacBook Pro-which didn’t get announced until January, when our survey was in the field-definitely led to the Mac taking a hit. Grade: A- (average score: 4.2, median score 4, last year: 4.6)Ĭoming off the high of the release of Apple Silicon, the Mac has slid back for two consecutive years. Learn more and download a free trial today. Through the end of February, Six Colors readers can save $10 when you purchase with coupon code 6CAHTEN. With Audio Hijack, you can record any audio on your Mac. Read on for category-by-category grades, trends, and commentary from the panelists.Īpple in 2022: The Six Colors report card is sponsored by Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. The net changes between 20 surveys is displayed below: Since I used largely the same survey as in previous years, I was able to track the change in my panel’s consensus opinion on all but one question compared to previous years. I received 55 replies, with the average results as shown below: They were prompted with 12 different Apple-related subjects, and asked to rate them on a scale from 1 to 5 and optionally provide text commentary per category. This is the eighth year that I’ve presented this survey to a hand-selected group. It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple. Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card
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