Thinking more about TextEdit, there seems to be a tension between the expectation of the user and platform owner. I can see TextEdit being a great testbed for any new feature the platform owner wants to add: iCloud Sync, AI writing tools, etc. Its simple design makes it a perfect canvas for experimenting with such features. Yet it’s this same simplicity which appeals to users that just want a no-frills text editor. They’re not expecting nor wishing for the bells and whistles like autosaving or text generation. They just need a basic text field with the stock-standard new/open/save interaction that’s been around for a good 35 years now. To me, there’s no need to push TextEdit forward in any capacity. TextEdit is feature complete, and has been since it’s original release.