The myth and reality of Mac OS X Snow Leopard revisited

The next major version of macOS, presumably to be released in fall ’26 and numbered 27, thanks to Apple’s "crack naming team,” who are high on crack, is rumored to be “another Snow Leopard,” inspiring considerable hope and relief among Mac users. Perhaps the rumor is true, but I think the optimism is misplaced, because the historical reality of Snow Leopard was much different than the mythical…