computerworld.com — Mac users, whether casual or fanatic, aren't taking the bad news sitting down. When Apple Inc. announced Thursday that it will delay the release of Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" by four months, they jumped on their soapboxes -- the Internet's forums and news story comments and blogs -- to rant and sometimes even rage at the Cupertino machine
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jeddyftbApr 15, 2007
go feisty fawn
osbjmgApr 16, 2007
I don't see what Vista does for you, nor do I see anything that great from Leopard. I'll keep my PC and my Mac where they are - they seem to be happy right now. Best of all, that doesn't cost anything.
Closed AccountApr 16, 2007
So you're going by the name hdtvdust now, huh? Interesting.And interesting comment, considering who wrote it.*plonk*
gxcdesignApr 16, 2007
the delay doesn't concern me, nothing features wise I can't live without right now
acomjApr 16, 2007
Its a bigger deal than it seems. Sales of apple notebooks are dropping in anticipation of the new os. They also can't book that revenue the newOS will ring in. Couple that with the gaping holes in there product line (I know people who want a mac desktop not a server pretending to be a desktop for 2500$). FWIW I sold about half of my apple stock.
moisieApr 16, 2007
We get to see the features in June, depending on what they are we'll have to see if they're worth the wait.
svpirateApr 16, 2007
It was annoying, sure but I *moved on* after I'd ranted for a few minutes. Sure I'm looking forward to Leopard as I have a Mac Pro and can't wait to see what tweaks they've put in for us high-power Prosumer users. Still, I'm not gonna beat a drum, if Apple couldn't get a quality assured product out by June then why berate them for putting it back to October to make sure what shipped was up to their usual standards? Afterall we don't want them to rush it and ship a bug-ridden incompatible pile of crud... no-one likes doing that right?Oh and for the record I'm not too bothered about the iPhone, but I would rather it succeeded than failed. Apple have obviously bust a lung getting it done in time (if you believe their story or not is another thing) and if it flops it'll cause massive damage to the company. Oh, and if it's even moderately successful it'll make em a ton of cash too - I'm sure that's not a million miles from the minds of the top brass at Cupertino.Sales of OS X Leopard will be as part of new Macs, or upgrades from existing OS X installations. Either way it might boost Mac sales a little but it's not going to make a massive return - OS X is really a way for Apple to distribute a solid base for the rest of their software, namely Aperture, Final Cut Studio, Shake, Logic, etc. which DOES make them money. It also establishes a strong base for a fervor of 3rd-party developers to produce killer apps for the platform. That means Apple's returns are not really monetary per-se but more investment in a good foundation for themselves and others to build on. And they do, very very well.
pabsterApr 16, 2007
ROFLMAOApple fanboys getting all whiny because their hallowed Leopard will have been beaten to market by the great Windows Vista by a full 9 months?
protogenxlApr 16, 2007
well you may have a problem getting updates but right now I am running Domino 7 and 7.0.2 mac and PC clients with no problems (average mail file size is 3.6 gigabytes I try to get them to archive or delete stuff but I always get shot down in meetings and then get yelled at by accounting for buying additional devices for my SAN)
paniqueApr 16, 2007
That's funny using "Vista" and "solution" in the same sentence. Guess you missed this:<a class="user" href="http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=198800462">http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=198800462</a>"As of the end of March, 2007, 129 applications were certified or designed for Windows Vista, and 922 applications worked or were compatible with Windows Vista. Think that's a lot? Well, it does add up to over 1,000 applications you can run on Windows Vista with few, if any, issues. But, given that there are tens of thousands of applications designed for Windows, this first thousand is just a drop in the bucket."
acertainApr 18, 2007
On the one hand, I'm really bummed. I'm still on 10.3 because 10.4 didn't give me enough to upgrade; however, I was really excited about Time Machine since I've got a lot of stuff on my Mac that I don't want to lose and while I back stuff up, I'm not as diligent as I should be.On the other, having worked in the software industry for 15 years, I just can't get that worked up about a 4-month delay.
creyes4182Apr 18, 2007
lol