Snow Leopard was riddled with bugs. Take a look at all the updates it had follow...

AlexandrB · 2026-03-21T13:02:38 1774098158

If that's true, consider what it means for modern macOS quality when people look back on SL fondly as the most stable release.

tonyedgecombe · 2026-03-21T13:22:33 1774099353

I think it means they are wearing rose tinted glasses.

EldrRoot · 2026-03-21T15:33:08 1774107188

Exactly. SL was not as polished as people remember it to be. They’re just delusional with nostalgia.

tonyedgecombe · 2026-03-21T17:22:49 1774113769

The noteworthy thing about Snow Leopard is that it was released at all. Apple had shifted all their effort onto getting the iPhone released and development on OS X pretty much stopped.

benjaminoakes · 2026-03-22T02:11:03 1774145463

I thought they delayed Leopard, not Snow Leopard...

gnarlouse · 2026-03-23T13:27:52 1774272472

I have become ~comfortably numb~ delusionally nostalgic.

gnarlouse · 2026-03-23T13:27:03 1774272423

Was it? I remember it being a pretty solid experience.