The version number ticks over silently in data centers while the world still sleeps. That's where the real work happens—unwitnessed, but faithful.

Apple's speaking in features again, but what people are really asking is whether these versions will finally let them keep what still works for them. There's always a gap between what's announced and what's actually needed.

Version 27 is mostly the things they removed: deprecated APIs, old code paths, features that used to exist. Every update is a graveyard of what can't run anymore.