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The last few days have been very busy when it comes to Apple news. That\u2019s because the company has confirmed that the new Siri experience has been delayed while sources suggest that the new features promised at last year\u2019s WWDC won\u2019t be ready any time soon. Given everything that\u2019s going on at Apple recently, there\u2019s one thing that could really help: another Snow Leopard.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been a Mac user for at least 16 years, you probably remember how important Mac OS X Snow Leopard was. At the time, Apple didn\u2019t usually release a new version of Mac OS X every year. And when Snow Leopard came out, Apple wasn\u2019t focused on introducing new features or design changes. Instead, the company put its efforts into improving the stability of the software.<\/p>\n

Why am I writing this now? Because I saw someone share a clip from WWDC 2009<\/a> when Mac OS X Snow Leopard was announced, and Bertrand Serlet (Apple\u2019s former vice president of software engineering) made it clear on stage that the update had \u201czero new features.\u201d It made me think about how Apple has changed a lot, and how the company could learn from its past.<\/p>\n

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Back at WWDC 2008 Apple’s Bertrand Serlet announced Mac OS X Snow Leopard with an unprecedented tagline:
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The aim was to invest into the existing software stack to improve product quality and performance. (Session 300, Mac OS X State of the Union, 1:09:52) pic.twitter.com\/oylwhWKKT4<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 Albacore \u2601\ufe0f (@thebookisclosed) March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Apple has never liked to admit it\u2019s wrong, but the company has done so when it had to. I once wrote about this here<\/a> in the midst of the FineWoven accessories situation. Remember when Steve Jobs invited the press to a keynote just to discuss the iPhone 4 Antennagate scandal<\/a>? Or when he admitted live that MobileMe wasn\u2019t that good<\/a> and that the company wanted to change that?<\/p>\n

I miss this Apple, but it\u2019s hard to imagine the modern Apple announcing something that has \u201czero new features\u201d or admitting live to its customers that its products are susceptible to flaws.<\/p>\n

Apple needs to take a step back and fix its software<\/h2>\n

Back to the present day, a new Bloomberg<\/em> report<\/a> has revealed that Robby Walker, senior director of Siri and Intelligence at Apple, said in a meeting with the Siri team that the Apple Intelligence delays were \u201cugly\u201d and \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n

For context, Apple teased Apple Intelligence last June at WWDC 2024, but none of the features were ready for the first release of iOS 18 and macOS 15. While some of the features arrived months later, the new Siri \u2013 which was even promoted in iPhone 16 TV ads \u2013 never saw the light of day. But I\u2019d go further than that, as it\u2019s not hard to find many complaints on the web about bugs in Apple\u2019s latest software<\/a>.<\/p>\n

First of all, Apple really shouldn\u2019t announce something that isn\u2019t ready (they should\u2019ve learned from AirPower). But now that Apple has acknowledged that the new Siri isn\u2019t ready<\/a>, I\u2019d really like to believe that the company will put all its efforts into fixing its software, and making all the features announced last year work as promised.<\/p>\n

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We shouldn\u2019t worry about having major software updates every year. Instead, it would be great if Apple engineers had more time to fix things before moving on with new features. Apple needs another Snow Leopard. Personally, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s the right time to introduce a major redesign to iOS, as suggested by a recent rumor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What about you? Would you be okay with a year without new software features to focus on better stability instead? Let me know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

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