I will admit that these are very valid points but UNTIL Apple's GUI team learn how to do this right it's best at monochromatic. For example JUST to let you know what was amateurish:
If you took a look at the "Mail" icon in AP3 color verison and then look at the "Mail" icon that resided in the apps folder or your dock, the one in the dock had a more "grown up" look where the AP3 icon looked like it belonged on some toy comanies website.or even the Loupe tool just any of the.
And believe me when I tell you this Apple was trying to look happy go lucky whimsical for those who were on the "home user hobbyist" to feel less intimitadated by "serious" looking icons. After all $199 price drop to $79 tells you too that they wanted all the jpeg shooters on board (nothing wrong with jpeg) just that AP3 or even Lightroom are RAW image converters.
But my big point is I will take color ONLY if Apple GUI engineers get away from that stupid bubbly drawing look,
that's my main gripe.
I do still love the monochrome more serious pro feeling of the new icons but Apple has consistency issues with icons appearnces.
And for a laugh , look at the "Air Drop" icon , honestly that's not something out of a comic book in the worlds mosy advanced OS?
I hope my point at least makes a little sense here :-) I want a Pro look in my Pro app color or monochorome.
Rather simple, no?
As far as performance and usability etc , I love AP3 and have used it Pro level from day 1 and it's improvements in performance are noticeable - for me any way.
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