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Leopard Upgraders Getting "Blue Screen of Death"

Posted by kdawson on from the they're-called-haxies-for-a-reason dept.

Z80xxc! writes "Some Mac users upgrading to Apple's new Leopard operating system are encountering long delays on reboot — an experience they liken to the Windows 'Blue Screen of Death.' While some of those upgrading were able to access their computer after waiting for as long as several hours, others were forced to do a complete reinstall. Some suspect that a framework called 'Application Enhancer' by Unsanity LLC may be causing the problem, but there has been no official word from Apple at this point."

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  1. iBSOD by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 4, Funny

    It really IS catching up with Vista!

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    You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
  2. Re:When posting replies to this article by ORBAT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hippocracy? Is that the system of government where horses are the ruling class?

  3. Oh, irony... by xyankee · · Score: 4, Funny

    What makes this all the more ironic is that in the new CoverFlow Finder, PCs on the network are displayed with a Blue Screen of Death... teeeheee!

  4. I hate monopolies! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate monopolies, and I am posting from my Apple computer, which uses Apple's OSX, and has an Apple mouse, keyboard, and monitor. I connect wirelessly through my Apple router, email with my Apple webmail account. I'm also listening to music on my Apple iPod, which I purchased from my Apple iTunes account.

    Damn that evil Microsoft monopoly!!! Always forcing everyone to use their products!!

  5. Re:Archive and install by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, yeah, you expect Aunt Tillie to be able to do that? All these command-line fixes just show how Mac OS X is not yet ready for the desktop, and how Linux is superior because "it just works." ;)

    (Laugh. It's funny.)

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  6. Re:jesus h christ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this APE shit have to be intentionally installed by users? It's usually flung at you. It will stick to your system if you don't clean it soon enough.

  7. indeed by m2943 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately for Apple, it's OS competitor has a much better track record in the quality of new releases.

    You're right: Ubuntu kicks Apple's ass not just in terms of included functionality, graphics, and price, but also in terms of smooth upgrades.

  8. Re:Funny by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    How hard is it to say if [ "$(sw_vers -productVersion | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\..*/\1/')" != "10.4" ] ; then syslog -s "unknown OS version." ; exit 0; fi? Speak for yourself... I'm still stuck on how to pronounce "sw-vers"...
  9. Re:hmmm.... by dangitman · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not a mac user myself but doesn't that sound like something spybot would catch on a heavily infested pc?

    Yeah, Unsanity is like the syphillis of the Mac world. However, being Mac-based, it's good-looking syphillis that's easy to use.

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.
  10. Re:Archive and install by ickoonite · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nonono, X11 has been massively enhanced! It's beautiful. Now, when you run a program from Terminal.app that needs X11, it launches automatically! It's beautiful! Almost my favourite Leopard feature so far.

    iqu :)