The punchline that "it just works" is not lost in time. Lot of Apple designed software are more like talking points when they release iPhone or do a big media event.
Mac OS as lot of Apps which need update, Photos -- was more of an attempt to catch up with Picasa
Similarly notes and icloud as well need updates. It feels like Apple just wants to through sometime out since they are trying to catch up with others in the market and once that is done, you have to wait another year just to get an update.
Software development and updates should be iterative and not based on media events.
Notes just received a pretty significant upgrade. And Photos was upgraded recently as well -- for better or worse. You picked the two most recently upgraded apps as being in need of an upgrade.
Mac OS as lot of Apps which need update, Photos -- was more of an attempt to catch up with Picasa Similarly notes and icloud as well need updates. It feels like Apple just wants to through sometime out since they are trying to catch up with others in the market and once that is done, you have to wait another year just to get an update. Software development and updates should be iterative and not based on media events.