> concerning that every single Apple Intelligence feature they've shipped thus far has been not just mediocre; but bad
The very initial success of Microsoft was that everything was reliably mediocre. Most things Microsoft delivered that were truely bad were fixed within a few major versions. It was a superpower.
The same model works for most purchases on a bad|average|best spectrum: we never want to buy bad, best is difficult to buy, so we settle for average quality.
Aside: I think MS has gone downhill and is now bad on multiple dimensions for me
The very initial success of Microsoft was that everything was reliably mediocre. Most things Microsoft delivered that were truely bad were fixed within a few major versions. It was a superpower.
The same model works for most purchases on a bad|average|best spectrum: we never want to buy bad, best is difficult to buy, so we settle for average quality.
Aside: I think MS has gone downhill and is now bad on multiple dimensions for me