Raycast

An amazing app for MacOS (and now Windows) which helps you control you computer faster and invoke AI assistance.

However... their innovation has slowed...

MacOS updates Jan - Jun 2025:

12 releases

MacOS updates July - Dec 2025:

3 releases

The reason... maybe this this...

Windows updates July - Dec 2025:

14 releases

So what has happened?

They have refocused towards Windows.

Makes sense, Windows is a big market

Yes, but Raycast was Sherlocked by Apple earlier this year.

The second half of 2025 was Raycast's time bight back with show stopping features which elevate Raycast (further) above Spotlight.

But we've seen nothing.

The realities of "vibe coding" and AI

We live in a time where AI can write endless computer code.

Here's a company that has a genuine need to be pushing it's product forward on two platforms.

But as 2025 heads to a close; we've seen, they can't.

If you're a middle manager and thinking about thinning down the number of developers on your team; examples like this are worth consideration. AI doesn't replace coders. It just changes how they code.