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Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it
(www.macworld.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I would argue modern MacOS is not "bad software" per se, it's just nothing to write home about. Back in the heyday you describe, it was innovative and quite spectacular compared to the competition. Nowadays it's rivals are better featured in many respects, but it still does everything it needs to.