What it's like to use Apple macOS Sierra

This fall, Mac users will have a lot to get excited about in the macOS Sierra update. The latest version of Apple's desktop operating system has a new name (more on that below) and a slew of new features, including Siri on the desktop, better iCloud Drive support and snazzy features like a universal clipboard and better storage optimization. We've had some time to spend with macOS Sierra -- which will be available in public beta later this summer -- and have some thoughts about where Apple is going with the Mac. The same core Mac features and OS X interface you know and are familiar with are here. Still, Apple has added a number of new features that make this a compelling upgrade, especially if you're an user. The version of macOS Sierra we're looking at is still a developer preview, so there are some bugs and unfinished features, which is why this isn't a review per se. But we have a good sense of what users can expect this fall. At WWDC 2016, Apple unveiled what was one of its worst-kept secrets, OS X (née Mac OS X) was being renamed macOS. As Craig Federighi intimated onstage, it just didn't make sense to have iOS, tvOS and watchOS alongside an operating system named OS X.