Why Apple’s Great Year Doesn’t Feel Great

Apple’s hardware is almost universally phenomenal, but the software is as frustrating as ever. ⚡️ *Buy Anker Prime at Anker.com:* https://shop.anker.com/rNcyrf 🔋 *Buy Anker Prime Power Bank (20K, 220W) on Amazon:* https://ankerfast.club/5k8pz0 ⚡️ *Buy Anker Prime Charging Base (150W, 3 Ports) on Amazon:* https://ankerfast.club/o1rrpo *Buy my NEW merch on Copland Supply* - https://copland.supply Follow Snazzy Labs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/snazzylabs Follow me on Bluesky - https://snazzy.fm/UW Follow me on Threads - https://snazzy.fm/XV Follow me on Mastodon - https://snazzy.fm/NN Follow me on Instagram - https://instagram.com/snazzyq Apple’s 2025 lineup delivered exceptional hardware—the M5 MacBook Pro and M4 MacBook Air are class-leading, while iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and even the budget iPhone 16e all impressed—but software tells a different story. macOS Tahoe shipped buggy and visually inconsistent, Liquid Glass divided users with questionable design choices, and the M5 Vision Pro arrived without addressing weight, price, or its dying app ecosystem. iPadOS 26 finally brought real windowing to iPad Pro M5, iOS 26 added welcome features like call screening and hold assist, but Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 saw market share decline for the first time ever while AirPods Pro 3 polarized listeners with a Beats-ified sound signature. From Mac Studio M3 Ultra’s GPU architecture lagging behind iPad Pro to the Mac Pro’s M2 stagnation and Studio Display irrelevance, Apple’s 2025 was a year of hardware excellence undermined by software neglect. 0:00 2025 was... interesting 1:03 Macs, Dust, and Disappointment 4:29 Anker Prime Power Bank and Charging Base 5:42 A Good Year for Great Phones 12:42 Apple... Wutch? 14:08 My AirPods Pro 3 REVIEW! 16:43 Vision Professional Mk.V 19:09 Where It Gets Uncomfortable: Software 22:49 Parent Teacher Conference in Session!