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Review of Mac OS X 10.3
alphakappa writes "The NY Times has a review of all the new Panther features which states that the 150 odd features added are so good that calling it a 0.1 upgrade is not fair. It finds the new Expose feature and other security features (like being able to encrypt/decrypt the entire home directory on the fly) extremely appealing. Gripes include the $130 price tag and the (somewhat) lack of backward compatibility."
At least M$ doesn't charge for service packs.... that's all this is.
osx is teh ghey sux0rs. its been a minute now since i had that piece.
> Any decent OS has always had this ability, and it >never cost $129 to get this "new feature" either.
Let us know if you ever figure out how to pull your head out of your ass, dumbfolk. Obviously you're one of those people that spew crap without knowing what the f*** they're talking about.
Maybe you'd like to point out which OS's do not have this "feature" and I'll concede the point. As it is, software shut down & start up is easy, has been available on other OS's for ages and I never paid $129 for the privilige of it.
You stupid dumbfuck Apple fanboy Jobs lover.
you wanna play that platform warz? ok, i'll sink to your level. go get a virus. go get a licencing program with microsoft.
Ahhhhh haahahahhahahahah!!
Windows has had this for THREE YEARS now! File-by-file transparent encryption! Bwahahahahhhhahahahha!
Suck it, Linux! Suck it, Mac!
I'd rather KDE invented its own innovation for a change.
Yeah, it'd be nice, but it's just not gonna happen. All the big brains are in Cupertino, not sitting in their parents' basement playing on their dad's friend's ex-wife's pee cee.
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i don't understand? do you mean newly written software might at some point utilize features built into the new operating system? THOSE BASTARDS!
If you don't want to upgrade, then don't. Many many many people still use OS9. At some point there will be less choice for web browsers supporting the latest features, but most everything else will work as it does today and did 2 years ago. My mom still runs OS9 and she can still check email, and she still will after 10.3 hits the shelves tomorrow.
In terms of running the NEW os and running OLD apps, that's generally fine. OS X has this thing called classic mode and i can run old OS9 software pretty ok. Till Photoshop, Quark, Dreamweaver etc upgraded, i could run them in classic with very acceptable results. For example, i did layout for a few full color CDs, used Photoshop to tweak the graphics and Quark to do the layout. Took the files to the plant and got back CDs looking 100% as i wanted. I was able to keep working on websites using Dreamweaver without rebooting to OS 9. I really had no problems using Dreamweaver in classic mode.
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So you're saying that Mac users have to upgrade because of peer pressure?
... No you fucking moron. Lack of software and technical support. Read the fucking post.
LOL
No sig for you. YOU GET NO SIG!
Did Apple rip the gnome logo for panther or what?
"Fighting terrorists with millitary might is like killing a mosquitor on your Dad's forehead with a rifle."
Oh, but this is software and no physical manufacturing analogies apply.
Yup. So why did you fucking bother?