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15 Things Apple Should Change in Mac OS X
richi writes "Two of Computerworld's top operating systems editors, a Mac expert and a Windows expert, compare notes on what Apple should reconsider as it develops Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Mac OS X 10.4, or Tiger, is (in their opinion) a noticeably better operating system than XP or Vista. But it is not perfect. OS X has its own quirks and flaws, and they set out to nail down some of the 'proud nails' for the next release." From the article: "7. Inconsistent User Interface. Open iTunes, Safari and Mail. All three of these programs are Apple's own, and they're among the ones most likely to be used by Mac OS X users. So why do all three of them look different? Safari, like several other Apple-made apps such as the Finder and Address Book, uses a brushed-metal look. iTunes sports a flat gun-metal gray scheme and flat non-shiny scroll bars. Mail is somewhere in between: no brushed metal, lots of gun-metal gray, and the traditional shiny blue scroll bars. Apple is supposed to be the king of good UI, and in many areas, it is. But three widely used apps from the same company with a different look? Sometimes consistency isn't the hobgoblin of little minds."
To use the car analogy. .
I paid for this Car and the speedometer in question - I should be able to make this car go 300 mph and fly if I so wish.
OK for one, you didn't buy the OS, you bought the computer and the OS came installed on it (It is a mac we are talking about) and you get whatever they make. If they make a toaster that only toasts toast, and you want to try and cram a bagel into it, don't get mad at the manufacture for not making that toaster to fit your bagel. Instead buy a toaster that is designed to fit a bagel. So use your spending dollars and buy what you want, for what you want, instead of buying something that doesn't do what you want, and then getting upset because the manufacture didn't design it the way you wanted.
If you think it is doing something stupid, just remember who paid money for it. And realize that you are the real idiot. So get over it.
Self proclaimed wannabe geek. You know how it is. Most of us who read this stuff probably fit in that category.
Which files? Again, do some READING.
Why should I? The UNIX world has standards for how things work. OS X tramples all over them, often for no good reason. Given that OS X is much less widespread than UNIX/Linux and has no significance outside the home market, there is little reason to invest much time in it; any time invested in learning Mac-specific stuff is neither going to be useful professionally, nor is it going to help me down the road personally.
Microsoft can afford to do things their own way; they have enough market share. Apple can't. When Apple doesn't work like Windows or UNIX/Linux, it ends up counting against the platform.
Yarrrr! Give me all your boobies ... I mean booty, or I'll send ye to Davy Jones' locker without a mizzenmast. While you're at it, would ye like a friendly game of naked Texas hold'em? Winner gets three wenches and an otter!
... and then they built the supercollider.