Does Apple even have a vision for MacOS?
Mat Duggan in I Can't See Apple's Vision:
The first time I thought "oh man, they've lost the thread" was Notifications. On iOS, Notifications make sense — you've got apps buried in folders three screens deep, so a unified system for surfacing what's happening is genuinely useful. On macOS, this design makes absolutely no sense at all.
I absolutely cannot wrap my head around notifications on the Mac. Why are they there? Where do they come from? Who decides what goes there? Every time I accidentally open that right sidebar, I'm always surprised to see a heap of notifications there. Should I be checking up on these more often? Am I missing out on important stuff?
The concept of ‘notifications’ in a desktop environment simply doesn't make sense to my, admittedly not very smart, brain.
Mat's post is spot on. Recommended reading!