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- Bobaliki, on 06/04/2008, -13/+417Can't wait for OS 10.6 Lolcat
- juliandunbar11, on 06/04/2008, -2/+89..would your ex-girlfriend happen to be a cougar?
- samespbn, on 06/04/2008, -13/+91I don't believe it.
- noonions, on 06/04/2008, -6/+80OS 10.6 Snowball II
- sruffelman, on 06/04/2008, -4/+65Please let it be Cougar. I have a free dinner riding on this from a bet with my ex-girlfriend.
- nebkiwi, on 06/04/2008, -2/+52"Give us WinFS" nah we need ZFS, it was originally gonna be put in leopard, but apple never got round to it.
- GreatOne08, on 06/04/2008, -7/+53Damn, that was fast
- Altotus, on 06/04/2008, -5/+47My want list: better VFS support. Minimally, Finder should mount and transparently access (read/write) files by AFP, SMB, FTP, SSH/SFTP, WebDAV, NFS -- and maybe CVS and SVN (like Cerevisia). Safari should used the newer WebKit and JavaScript engine, and changing the agent string shouldn't be hidden in the developer menu. AddressBook needs to include more contact types (for example, don't hard-code the IM protocols, or at the very least add Skype as a protocol) and a tagging feature like iPhoto. Quicktime needs it own Flash export option. iSync needs to be updated (more devices, easily configurable to add new devices not in the list). Browsing files on a BlueTooth device shouldn't use a separate browser - just use the damned Finder (disable previews and indexing, if you must). Provide an option for disabling the writing of ._ files on non-AFP shares (I wrote a plugin for this, but it's an option that should be there). Replace HFS+ with a real UNIX or Linux filesystem (ZFS, or even something mundane like EXT3). Add read/write NTFS and EXT3 support. There are probably more, but these are things that would help me every day.
- webmaniac, on 06/04/2008, -1/+40even if 10.6 is released to developers, it could take another year before it will be available to consumers. I got an early release DVD of leopard at wwdc 2006. It took over a year before it was officialy released.
- franksands, on 06/04/2008, -0/+33Mac OS X Lolcat: I can haz glossy appz
- VitriolAndAngst, on 06/04/2008, -7/+34I don't believe this 10.6 rumor. It hasn't been 6 months with 10.5. There will be a lot of updates and iPhone 2.0 changes -- but this has to be wrong. You can't have this much change and keep development efforts.
- MacParrot, on 06/04/2008, -5/+30"Please, Steve, it's time for the green button to actually maximize."
It actually does maximize, it just doesn't fill the screen. I would like a little consistency though. That green button sometimes seems like it has a mind of its own.
"Give iChat some casual multiplayer games."
Most likely won't happen. Apple seems to be (finally) trying to extend to the business market and iChat is part of that. Multiple screens of video that works remarkably well. Would like some better or customizable audio preferences though. Audio through iChat just isn't suitable for recording.
"Give the Windows Switchers a version of Paint."
While I really can't see this as a big deal, adding some basic tools to Preview shouldn't be that hard.
"Buy Elgato and EyeTV (www.elgato.com)"
Won't happen. Apple typically only acquires software companies (that custom PPC chip maker aside). The AppleTV has some basic flaws but not having a digital tuner isn't one of them IMO.
"Touch interface."
Completely agree and I think the next round of hardware will share it across the Mac line. Maybe a new keyboard with the Touch interface built-in with a trackpad.
"Give us WinFS"
Apple uses and licenses Microsoft technology only when absolutely necessary (Exchange support for the iPhone is a good example), so I can't see any way they would do this unless...they built in support to run Windows programs without Windows. While it might technically be possible, would Apple jeopardize losing Office for the Mac simply to thumb their nose at Microsoft? I don't think so at this stage of both companies business models.
Virtual Desktop
A 3D desktop would look amazingly cool, but would require developers to create (yet again) two different versions of their software for the Mac. Maybe with 10.8 or .9 once the majority of PPC Macs are gone and most (if not all) of the software is Intel native.
I'm not sure why you're getting dugg down (I dugg you up) as your list was well thought out and not filled with Apple bashing. I guess some people are too sensitive. - NSResponder, on 06/04/2008, -4/+28It's not going to happen. It's been a very short time since Leopard shipped, and Apple's been up to their eyeballs working on the iPhone SDK and iPhone 2.0. The soonest I would expect to see any glimpse of 10.6 would be at MacWorld, and it's more likely that it would be kept under wraps until WWDC 09.
-jcr - MacParrot, on 06/04/2008, -7/+27They do? Funny that they didn't charge me for 10.5.3.
Unless of course you mean major releases like 10.4 to 10.5, but that would just make you sound stupid. - NeoRicen, on 06/04/2008, -1/+20It's been EIGHT months with 10.5! October 2007, it's June 2008, eight months.
- biffen, on 06/04/2008, -1/+20Rarely log in to digg. Logged in just to dig up that comment.
- Ratteler, on 06/04/2008, -10/+29It's called competent programming. You're just not used to it.
- jkr801, on 06/04/2008, -0/+17Liger!
- inactive, on 06/04/2008, -51/+67Some things I would like to see in the next OS X version.
A better Finder.
Please, Steve, it's time for the green button to actually maximize. Also, please give us a "Move to" function in the menu like PathFinder. Also, make it possible for Finder Windows to expand using every corner of the window, just to shut up the Windows switchers.
Give iChat some casual multiplayer games.
I talk to my niece in iChat almost daily, but she always wants to play me in a game of checkers. While Freeverse makes a nice multiplayer Checkers game, it would be a whole lot simpler to just build it in directly into iChat. That way, you could just click on a buddy's name and start up a game. Also, make a deal with Hasbro and GameHouse. They already make a great versions of Scrabble and Monopoly on OS X. Now imagine multiplayer functionality for Scrabble and Monopoly through iChat. Come on, Steve, this is win/win.
Give the Windows Switchers a version of Paint.
Steve, I'm getting tired of telling Windows switchers where to get OS X versions of Paint. While Skitch is probably the most famous, it is still in beta and there are already free alternatives like Seashore and Paintbrush. How hard would it be to make an agreement with one of these companies to distribute these FREE alternatives in the next release? You don't even have to lift a finger, man. It's a no brainer.
Buy Elgato and EyeTV (www.elgato.com)
Companies like Dell are owning Apple in this department, by offering tuners with their copies of the iMac (XPS One). And while anyone can buy a USB tuner from Elgato, wouldn't it be much better if there was an option to configure Mac Minis, iMacs and Mac Pros with an internal TV tuner? I'm convinced EyeTV is the best DVR on the market. It's just as good as any native Apple app too. Another no-brainer Steve. Buy them. You certainly have the money.
Touch interface.
Touch is, ahem, a very touchy subject, but OS X should have some built-in touch functionality. It's obvious with the last refresh of the MacBook Pro, that this has been implemented directly into the OS X code, but it would be nice if you gave us some kind of multi-touch trackpad for desktops. Absolutely NO multi-touch for the Cinema displays. Don't make the same mistake Microsoft is making. We don't want to grease up our monitors, but some kind of trackpad or dare I say, tablet, that can interface with desktops would be a welcome addition and possible replace the mouse for some people. This is more of a hardware request, but give it some thought. If anyone can make multi-touch work for desktops, it's Apple.
Give us WinFS
Yes, Spotlight and Smart Folders are a good start and you are certainly ahead of Microsoft in the quest for a relational database, but HFS isn't cutting it, man. Of course, you're likely to change the file system with OS XI, so perhaps I'm jumping the gun on this.
Virtual Desktop
No, I'm not talking about Spaces, more like a Second Life virtual desktop. Quartz Extreme has made animations in OS X virtually an afterthought for developers, due to the power of the API. Now it's time to harness that power to change the nature of the GUI interface from a relatively flat 2D surface, to 3D and beyond. This would be extremely hard to implement right, but Apple impressed me with those animations in Time Machine. Of course, this is a BIG change, so perhaps this would be a better project for OS XI. - CreativeGuy, on 06/04/2008, -9/+25One mention of 10.6 in a line of code in an app update and all of a sudden the Web is buzzing with 10.6 release rumors... LOL!
- djpants428, on 06/04/2008, -1/+16They already used the Cheetah codename for 10.0
- richard.spence, on 06/04/2008, -0/+14OS 10.6 Liger - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger
- cawpin, on 06/04/2008, -8/+22Your router is a piece of *****, then. There's nothing wrong with the wireless.
A couple other suggestions, let the "send with email" function in automator work with the default mail app, whatever it is, not just Mail.app. I use Thunderbird and very much miss this functionality from Windows. Another thing that Windows has right is sorting folders before files in Explorer. Do it in Finder, at least give me an option. You don't have to make it the default. - KibibyteBrain, on 06/04/2008, -1/+14The desktop cube sucks. Its cool looking but not as practical as the Desktop Wall. And the Desktop Wall and Spaces are pretty much the same from the basic features standpoint. And of course OSX isn't going to be as configurable or feature rich as Compiz/Ubuntu, different philosophies at work there. All in all, I'd say both OSes at this point have very comparable implementations of virtual desktop switchers and expose type functions. Although I will note that OSX's implementation doesn't lead to all the glitches with applications(especially video playback) that Compliz seems to, or any for that matter.
- NeoRicen, on 06/04/2008, -3/+168 months? 10.2 and 10.4 were both shown 8 months after the previous release. People seem to have forgotten the short release cycle of OSX updates because of Leopard which was NOT a normal development time for OSX updates.
- colincornaby, on 06/04/2008, -3/+16Vista Ultimate = $450
OS X Ultimate = $130
$450-$130=$320... - VitriolAndAngst, on 06/04/2008, -0/+12However dubious this rumor, using the "COUGAR" branding could be Marketing Gold.
PC: Hello, I'm a PC
Mac: And I'm a Mac.
10.6: (gorgeous MILF) And I'm Cougar, Mac's new operating system.
Mac: She's my mom.
PC: Grrr. I was wondering when you would be available to run on top of a regular old PC.
10.6: I'd like to, I'd really, really like to...
Mac: Mom! - kingsal, on 06/04/2008, -2/+15whenever 10.6 comes out, it's going to be more than just a security and stability upgrade.
- NeoRicen, on 06/04/2008, -0/+11You don't HAVE to.
- weizilla, on 06/04/2008, -2/+13if all they're doing is security and stability, why not just make it 10.5.4 or something?
- Lewiji, on 06/04/2008, -0/+1010.1
- joshpar, on 06/04/2008, -2/+12just because there wasn't anything YOU wanted doesn't mean there weren't any changes.
- AZJazzyJ, on 06/04/2008, -9/+19WWDC is going to be an interesting conference if all of these rumors are true.
- MacParrot, on 06/04/2008, -2/+12ummm...What? 10.5 has been a commercial success for Apple with a good chunk of the user base actually going out and buying a copy as compared to just getting it with a new machine.
- RyGonWan, on 06/04/2008, -3/+12If it shows up in the Keynote it will be an introduction not a release. I think they usually preview their next OS long before they release it.
- rs2183, on 06/04/2008, -0/+9any reason to meet up with the xgf ehhh?
- Kelmon, on 06/04/2008, -0/+9They weren't working on the iPhone during this period. Apple already publicly stated that they needed to divert development resources to the iPhone and that this lead to the delay in releasing Leopard. Given that development of the iPhone software/hardware has continued, and appears to be ever more important to the company, I don't see them having the resources available to produce another OS in such a short period of time.
- rebotfc, on 06/04/2008, -3/+12lol, Leopard a flop?
It has been one of the most successful OS X releases ever, and with CoreAnimation has formed the foundation of the iPhone OS. - knightboat, on 06/04/2008, -5/+14Lack of full Windows-style maximize was a forward-thinking move. Why put that in when screen resolutions are getting larger and larger? At what point do we concede that we no longer need the full screen for anything? (I don't unless I'm looking at some desktop wallpaper site or watching a video.)
- indiehead, on 06/04/2008, -3/+12ZFS ?
- threemagic, on 06/04/2008, -2/+10never got it stable.
There, fixed it for you. - counterplex, on 06/04/2008, -0/+8Thundercats, HOOOO!!!!
- MacParrot, on 06/04/2008, -3/+11That's not entirely true. After the release of 10.4, Apple publicly stated that they were going to slow down OS X developement.
They may make some announcements about 10.6 at WWDC, but I don't think we'll see it until at least the 09 WWDC - wphj, on 06/04/2008, -3/+11Who knows what it will be called, but I bet that the last OS X cat will be Lion.
King of the Jungle. - NeoRicen, on 06/04/2008, -3/+11Why? 10.2 and 10.4 were both shown 8 months after the previous release. Leopard is 8 months old.
- boxlight, on 06/04/2008, -2/+10I wanted Spaces, Time Machine and that purple starfield desktop background. I'm also one of the very few people that like the transparent menu bar. :)
- blankoboy, on 06/04/2008, -0/+8JOBS! New Mac Mini already...sheesh.
- ORBAT, on 06/04/2008, -0/+8And he even told the internets about it. How quirky.
- MacParrot, on 06/04/2008, -2/+10C'mon! Call major releases to OS X expansion packs a few more times. It seems to be about the extent of whatever you call humor and it just never gets old. Especially multiple times in same thread.
- sjmulder, on 06/04/2008, -0/+7Ramble, where are smart folders in XP?
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