I love this brilliant macOS Tahoe change – and I can’t be the only one

Ask any macOS veteran what their favorite part of Apple’s operating system is and I’d bet you a good portion would say Launchpad. This app launcher has been a beloved part of macOS for years, yet Apple unceremoniously did away with it once macOS Tahoe appeared on the scene. And judging by the online reaction, that’s caused a lot of consternation among Mac fans.

In its place is a new Apps entry in your Dock where Launchpad used to be. Click it and you’ll get a window housing all your installed apps, with a Spotlight search box located at the top. It’s a very different offering to the fullscreen Launchpad, but one that I think is far superior.

In fact, this is one change that I think was actually long overdue. Far from signaling the end of Apple as we know it ...