Non-designer here: The bounding container being consistent signalizes "this is an App," which is helpful in the broader context of an operating system. For example, if I saw this on my file browser, I'd have to think if it's an App or a document: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Li...

That first level of signalization builds on top of familiarity with iOS. The squircle signifying app shows up a lot, even in marketing materials for iPhones and iPads.

Once you're past that first level, you can use the shape inside the container. The Phone and Messages icons are just green squircles, right? Yet they're very distinctive, because the interior shape (phone handset, bubble) is what registers. https://t3.ftcdn.net/jpg/17/71/51/32/240_F_1771513287_ATNuUv...

It used to be the other way round. Sheet of paper indicates document/file, arbitrary shapes for applications.

I'd argue that differentiating apps from each other is more important than file types apart. Probably

Mac OS and iOS thumbnails documents/files for icons on the file browser and search, so shapes are irregular. E.g. Landscape thumb for a .pptx, square album art for an .mp3, portrait for a .pdf, arbitrary shape for a .xlsx. 3rd party apps can participate in that through Quicklook plugins.

It's a great feature because I can scan several files named export (n).xlsx on my downloads folder stack, and know which one I want from the thumbnail alone. OS feature improvements change the design context.

"Ink? Oh is that what's in the bottle?"

"Hey Claude, can you list the docker containers I have running, find the one using the uv:debian-slim image, and copy main.py from the app folder in it onto my pwd" ← No cheat sheet needed.

Some people actually want to know and learn the things they use daily

You can find the Docker documentation at https://docs.docker.com.

Some people don’t want to spend $30 per month to not learn things.

Thanks, I hate it.

Note that disagreeing with your positions does not make one a truly awful human being.

If someone’s opinion is that not all human lives have equal value, then yes it does make them awful.

I happen to agree in this principle, but for most of human history it would have been considered a radical idea. Much of the world still doesn't fully buy into it. It's a philosophical position, not a universal truth. You need to persuade, not force. Banning people is not the answer, provided they are communicating in good faith.

That guy is lucky the bar for "Worst German Leader Ever" is very high.

Costco does not treat their suppliers well.

Do you have a source for this? Most information I’ve seen around this (e.g. Acquired podcast, from the Costco side) claims strong positive relationships.

> A pickup truck should just be max utility, especially if you're a manufacturer making your first one

That's very unrealistic considering the market.

Apple is better though. Hence the only examples being Apple Intelligence and AirPower

That's funny. I perceive resizing windows as easier now, because the cursor change is more dramatic when it gets in the resizing area. Pre-Tahoe, the diagonal one in particular looked almost the same, except with an arrow end in the bottom. Now it splits into two triangles.

I still operate off muscle memory, so it's not actually easier or harder, of course.

Yeah the really misleading part of the screenshots in this article is that it doesn't show the "resize cursor", which basically makes this a non issue.

Also, for anyone reading this who hates the general aesthetic, go into Accessibility and hit "reduce transparency". This has been a desirable setting for last few OSX versions.