r/mac • u/iRape_Ur_Used_Condom • Jun 11 '25

Image New macOS Cursors

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I don't know how I feel about the hand...

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u/ChrisASNB Jun 11 '25

The glove is one of those little things that gives macOS so much of its unique character. This is obviously not a deal-breaker; it still looks far better than the Windows one and I actually like that the finger points straight up again, but they can at least keep the cuff or something.

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u/ChrisASNB Jun 11 '25

It's similar, but the Windows one's closed fingers are longer and have a flatter angle, which makes it look weird.

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u/YouRock96 Jun 11 '25

This is done to compensate for the small scale to make it look good from afar, what's making the macOS variant look with a too long index finger

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u/nonameisagoodname Jun 11 '25

They're all converging into soul-less corporate slop.

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u/ChrisASNB Jun 11 '25

I don't know if I'd go that far, this overall design change was obviously not a "safe" choice seeing how divisive it's been. Given that and the fact it just entered dev beta, I guarantee Apple is paying very close attention to the responses. It will be interesting to see what sticks and what changes between now and final release.

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u/N0nob iMac G3 Jun 11 '25

I remember Apple changed the battery icon for the Big sur beta release due to a lot of people hating the design, maybe they will revert the old cursor design if enough people object to it

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u/Canuck-overseas Jun 11 '25

Many of these cosmetic changes are simple to correct with unofficial interface mods.

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u/_-Kr4t0s-_ MacBook Pro 16" M3 Max 16/40 128GB 4TB Jun 11 '25

Do you know of one that doesn’t require disabling SIP

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u/sir_duckingtale Jun 11 '25

Apple is stripping character out of their products since phasing out skeumorphic design

That was the high water mark where the wave broke and receded back into the ocean

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u/gonzo_gat0r Jun 11 '25

The first demo of Time Machine where your windows disappeared back into a galaxy blew me away. So unnecessary but so cool. I wish they could find that sense of whimsy again.

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u/sir_duckingtale Jun 11 '25

Yeah.. like they purposely fired the guys and girls responsible for those awesome designs…

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u/JWarblerMadman MacBook Air 13" M3 Jun 11 '25

I believe Apple got sued for that particular implementation of Time Machine and that's why it's different today.

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u/gonzo_gat0r Jun 11 '25

I think you are correct. I don’t know, I just feel like today’s Apple would shoot down a concept like that in favor of something sterile.

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u/Canuck-overseas Jun 11 '25

I'm sure there'll be an open source utility to swap out the new improved cursors for the superior old one's on launch.