macOS Tahoe may have its detractors, but even Microsoft is having a hard time finding good things about Windows 11. The company announced plans to turn things around this year. What is the solution? There will be fewer ads in the operating system and a mobile equivalent version of the Dock will be launched.
macOS Tahoe struggles with contrast. Windows 11 is just a struggle
Apple’s biggest challenge with Macs today is that macOS Tahoe isn’t as polished as it was before the Liquid Glass redesign.
macOS 26 has contrast issues in many areas, the design of window corners varies depending on when the app was last updated, and the design of many icons is questionable.
Apple continues to explore the iPhone’s liquid glass design elements with iOS 26.4, and that’s expected to continue with iOS 27. We hope Mac gets the same attention with macOS 27. The biggest question is what Apple will call its next California-themed desktop OS.
Meanwhile, Macs are breaking launch records thanks to the $599 MacBook Neo, a threat to Windows PCs. Apple still hasn’t taken full advantage of them.
Microsoft has plans to fix Windows
Meanwhile, our friends at Apple in Redmond have plans to turn things around for Windows 11.
As Windows Central Senior Editor Zac Bowden notes, Microsoft announced “some big changes to Windows 11 to win back user trust and evolve it into a platform that people actually want to use over macOS or Linux.”
The plan includes reducing the number of ads that appear in the operating system — wait, what? Ads within the OS? Well, I think Apple sent out a push notification about a race car movie… one time.
Other changes include Windows running faster and using fewer resources when you’re not doing anything. Microsoft also promises faster performance, more control over updates, and the ability to move the taskbar.
Unlike the Dock, the taskbar can be placed at the top. Well, not yet. But later.
In the meantime, you can read Microsoft’s seven-point plan to improve its operating system in its new blog post, “Commitment to Windows Quality.” Hell, things will never clear up when quality needs to be addressed again.
Sure, some Mac users would like to see Apple stick to the quality of macOS, but design changes aside, Macs are in great shape these days. I hope better days are ahead for Windows as well.
