A brief reflection on Mac software stagnation
It&#x27;s not just Mac software - desktop software in general seems to be stagnating.<p>As noted, several app categories seem to have &quot;matured&quot; and&#x2F;or ossified and are dominated by one or two players. For example, Microsoft and Apple dominate the &quot;office&quot; productivity software market on macOS.<p>Moreover, apps like Discord, Teams, VS Code, etc. seem to be cross-platform web apps which are clunky and unsatisfying compared to native apps. (Other web apps don&#x27;t even have desktop versions and only exist in the browser.)<p>That being said, Adobe&#x27;s offerings are expensive subscriptions which have opened up a market for Affinity as well as Pixelmator and Acorn.