I have yet to have one Mac user tell me what is better about it other than it is not a PC.
Posted on 06/02/2006 9:17:14 PM PDT by Swordmaker
The same thing happened with Windows XP. When Beta 2 arrived, I found myself torn between what was new and good about the operating system, and what was new and bad.
Significant negatives back in 2001 included product activation (which doesn't affect Microsoft volume licensing customers), changes to the network-configuration user interface and the way XP interacted with other versions of Windows on small networks. Was Windows XP truly better than Windows 2000? It was a toss-up in many ways. In the end, I went with the improved app compatibility and user interface improvements of XP. But it wasn't by much.
Well, Microsoft just upped the ante on internal conflict with the release of Vista Beta 2. It boils down to this: The software giant is favoring security and IT controls over end-user productivity. Don't get me wrong, security and IT manageability are very good things. But some of the people actually using the Beta 2 Vista software describe their experience as akin to that of a rat caught in a maze.
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To be fair, that does require some tweaking, but there are easy instructions on the Ubuntu site. It's perhaps not as easy as PCLinuxOS, but at the same time, it's no more complicated than programming a VCR. ;)
Regards, Ivan
how about configuring dvd and playback?
Out of the box. There's a Movie Player that comes with it.
Regards, Ivan
oh sweet, you didn't even have to instal the libdvdcss?
Future names already registered are "Lynx", "Couger" and "Lion".
PricingMac OS X comes included in the price for new Macs. Minor upgrades are free and can be downloaded using Software Update. Major upgrades cost US$129 from Apple. The disc purchased can be used to either update the existing operating system or install a new version. There is also a US$199 "Family Pack" version of Mac OS X that comes with 5 licenses for home users who have more than one Mac at home. The Apple Developer Connection (ADC) offers deals where developers can register for access to additional developer tools such as Xcode for free for Mac OS X. ADC also provides developers with selected shipping versions of Mac OS X and beta versions of the operating system. Student and educator pricing on Mac OS X software is roughly 25% to 50% lower than standard retail pricing. Mac OS X Server is priced higher: a 10-client license is $499 and an unlimited client license is $999 as of April 1, 2006.
In comparison to Microsoft Windows, some critics point to the lack of upgrade pricing for upgrading to a new major release on Mac OS X; users of previous versions have to pay full price for a new version. [citation needed] This is in part a semantic argument, depending on whether a retail Mac OS X package is considered an "upgrade" or not. On one hand, it can only be used on a Mac, all of which were sold with some version of the Mac OS, so it is arguably an upgrade. On the other hand, no price distinction is made between upgrading version 9.0 to version 10.4 and upgrading version 10.3 to version 10.4, suggesting that consumers are buying a full license in either case, or at least receiving no credit for intervening upgrades. Furthermore, customers who purchase a Macintosh between the time a new version of Mac OS X is announced and the time it starts shipping preinstalled on new machines have typically been given upgrades at a much smaller cost (9.95-19.95 USD).
No, nothing.
Regards, Ivan
dang it, i just got done re-installing pclos because i tried ark linux.... and now i dont feel like messing around again...
LOL
Unfortunately, 90% of VCRs are flashing 00:00:00... on the other hand my 90 year old mother has no problem setting the clocks on her VCRs and has now successfully moved to a TIVO.
Whoa, they charge approx $120 every year? I have had winXP for a long time and got SP2 for free...
Every time we Mac users move to a major upgrade with OS X, it is like getting a completely new computer... usually a 10-20% speed bump and a lot of new functions.
The upgrade interval is actually about 16-18 months... Tiger is starting to get long in the tooth at 12 months.
I was tempted by Xubuntu, but stuck with the original.
Regards, Ivan
All right, perhaps I should have come up with a nicer comparison. :) All told, it's no more time consuming to set this up than it is setting up any other type of computer.
I am just delighted with Linux, however - without it, I was looking at spending £1000 to get another laptop.
Regards, Ivan
Which hardware is that?
here other examples, dont feel like looking them up
Many of my corporate clients have already told me that they're *not* in the least interested in Vista. Many of them had to be heavily persuaded to upgrade from 2000.
The big problem is that Vista is going to require many companies to completely upgrade their entire computing base. That kind of outlay makes CFOs choke - so many are going to stay with XP. 2000 hasn't gone away either - it's still in use on many computers (and is a favorite for those self-service checkout computers) - especially in the financial world.
There's no real, compelling reason for business to upgrade to Vista, there's a lot of good reasons not to. And the most ironic part is that two of my clients who have never expressed interest in anything but Dells have started to ask about Macs, all on their own. Their thought is that if they have to get all new hardware and run an OS that's going to be mostly incompatible with the stuff they run now, they're going to do something about their increasing displeasure with how M$ treats them and switch platforms.
"Tiger" should be called OS XIII
or OS XIV
I have yet to have one Mac user tell me what is better about it other than it is not a PC.
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