MacStories Weekly: Issue 359 - March 10, 2023

You’re Not Expected to Use Everything: Complex Apps, Sparingly Used

John

A recurring theme on AppStories over the years is the tension between ‘do-everything’ apps and single-purpose utilities. Like a fashion trend, the app world swings between these two poles regularly. Recently, the pendulum has swung firmly in the ‘do everything’ direction for some categories of apps, and I think it’s worth trying to understand the...

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John Voorhees
John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.
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