OS X is as old as the classic Mac OS was when it came out
I would honestly love to see a ground-up rebuild, but not the kind that would probably happen. OSX is getting creaky; it seems like it&#x27;s had an increasing number of integral bugs lately, and the &quot;redesign&quot; that came with Yosemite felt more like a rushed coat of paint than a substantial rethink of the UX.<p>Here&#x27;s what I&#x27;d like to see: a fresh desktop OS that actually innovates in the space. Desktop UX innovation has slowed drastically in the smartphone age, and for Apple it&#x27;s come to a screeching halt (Windows - dare I say - is now the leader in desktop innovation). The fact that OSX is the only modern desktop OS that doesn&#x27;t have window snapping out of the box is simply shameful. Even Ubuntu has it now, without any Gnome extensions.<p>Despite all this, OSX still has a huge foothold as the developer platform of choice - especially for web - because of its combination of quality hardware, Unix-ness, and relative stability (though all of those are becoming harder and harder points to defend). Apple should take advantage of this and throw power users a bone. We&#x27;ve been waiting for years on end. Stop working on useless things like the Touch Bar and start rethinking what a desktop operating system can be in 2018.<p>Unfortunately, what would probably happen if they built a new desktop OS is iOS with mouse and keyboard support, and developers would leave in droves.