Actually, I suspect keeping things secret at WWDC wasn't just to keep Apple's cards close to its chest, but to combat piracy of the Developer Preview build. Remember that they sued torrent pirates when the Tiger preview leaked. It's not such a bad thing if the build leaks when most of its new features are just APIs and a newer IDE.
Why does everybody have the allusion that Apple releases small updates?
It's a common meme among non-Mac users. A glance at Arstechnica's review of OS X Tiger is an excellent example of how much changed in that release alone.
Oh, I disagree. Leaving consumers with the same 2001-era operating system for six years is ridiculous. Feature demands, the web, security, and so much more have changed the game. We should have gotten Vista back in 2003, and believe me, Microsoft wants to move to Apple's schedule of a release every two or three years (remember that Microsoft used to have such a schedule in the 90s). Consumers deserve to have a modern, refreshed operating system. Stagnating the computing world for six years is atrocious behavior from a company that owns the market.
Service packs aren't supposed to introduce big changes; they're patch roll-ups. XP SP2 broke that mold, but that was to address the mess that is XP by giving it a Security Center, a better firewall, and recompiled DLLs, among other things.
Actually, I liked Windows 2000 and considered it a solid release. If they had given Windows 2000 ClearType and better laptop support, I would've used it exclusively before I switched to Macs last year. It was much snappier than XP.
Thankfully, Apple has officially frozen the APIs in OS X Tiger and onward. Hey, I give them some credit; OS X was only four years old when Tiger came out, and they've gotten more done on it than Microsoft did for NT in 15 years. I forgive some snags along the way in that incredibly short period of time.
Thinking about all the pain you describe just makes me want to put on a black turtleneck, grab people by the shoulders, and tell them "For God's sake, life is too short! Get a Mac!"
The reason that Microsoft, or any other software company releases betas is to gather anecdotal evidence: how do particular configurations work? Are there apps that break and need updating? Is there something they just forgot?
This isn't a beta; this is a release candidate. Despite the feedback from beta testers who wanted a Beta 3 or at least an RC2, Microsoft has released RC1 and already forked an RTM branch off of it. It's full-steam ahead with this thing.
Yes, it's completely unfunny and endemic of atrocious Slashdot geek humor that only 10 other people find hilarious.
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He was feeding a croc with one hand while holding his kid in the other.
That incident was overblown crap from people who are ignorant of crocs. His son was in no danger.
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Well I've met my fair share of Americans and I can say that they come across as a little self-absorbed.
Well, I have this amazing revelation to give to you, which is that every society on earth comes across as a little self-absorbed. We're all loud eccentrics; it's called being human.
A "sheep?" I'm a sheep for some reason because I use a browser that packs more features than Firefox, doesn't require extensions to get them, and still manages to use half as much memory and ship in a smaller installer filesize?
Does Opera come with the features contained in ConQuery, Flashblock, Gmail Notifier, IE Tab, Nuke Anything, Slashdotter, and Web Developer?
Yes, it does. Next.
I might install Opera for my grandma, though.
Shouldn't you be off cloning Opera's features and adding them to the bloated, memory-leaking Firefox codebase?
I'm an X11 hacker. You know, that software you probably use everyday? Now that I've responded, what have YOU done?
Regardless of GNU's accomplishments, Stallman actually holds the organization back with his, as I described them, head-in-the-clouds unrealistic view of the world.
I HATE when I want to close a background tab and I have to move over and click on the tab to make it active, then move over and click a close box way off on the far right. Why shouldn't each tab have its own close box? Why is it so important for a close box to not be a moving target? Frankly, it shouldn't be so easy to just click through closing tabs like that. Use a keyboard shortcut like Ctrl/Cmd-W.
Actually, every other released browser has moved to using a close box for each tab, and it's generally considered the superior interface. I find it jarring when I switch to a browser still using one close box off in the far right. If you want to quickly close tabs, use Ctrl/Cmd-W.
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Just call it the iTunes Store. Simple.
You mean he institutes a legal terrorist surveillance program that both sides of Congress approved of?
Actually, I suspect keeping things secret at WWDC wasn't just to keep Apple's cards close to its chest, but to combat piracy of the Developer Preview build. Remember that they sued torrent pirates when the Tiger preview leaked. It's not such a bad thing if the build leaks when most of its new features are just APIs and a newer IDE.
Tthe iMac is extremely thin for a desktop computer and needs those low-temperature laptop chips in that enclosure. I think it's worth it, personally.
It wasn't a "review," and there were multiple sources. One person simply praised the fact that the XP Boot Camp drivers worked under Vista.
It's a common meme among non-Mac users. A glance at Arstechnica's review of OS X Tiger is an excellent example of how much changed in that release alone.
Oh, I disagree. Leaving consumers with the same 2001-era operating system for six years is ridiculous. Feature demands, the web, security, and so much more have changed the game. We should have gotten Vista back in 2003, and believe me, Microsoft wants to move to Apple's schedule of a release every two or three years (remember that Microsoft used to have such a schedule in the 90s). Consumers deserve to have a modern, refreshed operating system. Stagnating the computing world for six years is atrocious behavior from a company that owns the market.
Service packs aren't supposed to introduce big changes; they're patch roll-ups. XP SP2 broke that mold, but that was to address the mess that is XP by giving it a Security Center, a better firewall, and recompiled DLLs, among other things.
Actually, I liked Windows 2000 and considered it a solid release. If they had given Windows 2000 ClearType and better laptop support, I would've used it exclusively before I switched to Macs last year. It was much snappier than XP.
Thankfully, Apple has officially frozen the APIs in OS X Tiger and onward. Hey, I give them some credit; OS X was only four years old when Tiger came out, and they've gotten more done on it than Microsoft did for NT in 15 years. I forgive some snags along the way in that incredibly short period of time.
Thinking about all the pain you describe just makes me want to put on a black turtleneck, grab people by the shoulders, and tell them "For God's sake, life is too short! Get a Mac!"
This isn't a beta; this is a release candidate. Despite the feedback from beta testers who wanted a Beta 3 or at least an RC2, Microsoft has released RC1 and already forked an RTM branch off of it. It's full-steam ahead with this thing.
It's an old Slashdot joke.
Yes, it's completely unfunny and endemic of atrocious Slashdot geek humor that only 10 other people find hilarious.
That incident was overblown crap from people who are ignorant of crocs. His son was in no danger.
Well, I have this amazing revelation to give to you, which is that every society on earth comes across as a little self-absorbed. We're all loud eccentrics; it's called being human.
The ACID patch changes in WebKit have been shipping with Safari for a while now.
And I bet you're ROLLING in the ladies because of it!
Actually, the Vista startup sound will sound like this.
WebKit is being ported to Windows. Some time after OS X Leopard is shipping, we'll see the official Windows port released.
Which one? I have a Mac, and my Mighty Mouse has four "second" buttons.
I'm talking about native window controls and libraries. I forgot that the term "widget" has changed its definition again.
Yes, it does. Next.
Shouldn't you be off cloning Opera's features and adding them to the bloated, memory-leaking Firefox codebase?
I'm an X11 hacker. You know, that software you probably use everyday? Now that I've responded, what have YOU done?
Regardless of GNU's accomplishments, Stallman actually holds the organization back with his, as I described them, head-in-the-clouds unrealistic view of the world.
That's the beauty of Opera. It already ships with the features, so you don't need to hunt down and install "extensions" or compile them yourself.
Plus, no memory leak bug or reimplemented widget controls (I have an operating system that provides those natively, thanks).
I HATE when I want to close a background tab and I have to move over and click on the tab to make it active, then move over and click a close box way off on the far right. Why shouldn't each tab have its own close box? Why is it so important for a close box to not be a moving target? Frankly, it shouldn't be so easy to just click through closing tabs like that. Use a keyboard shortcut like Ctrl/Cmd-W.
Actually, every other released browser has moved to using a close box for each tab, and it's generally considered the superior interface. I find it jarring when I switch to a browser still using one close box off in the far right. If you want to quickly close tabs, use Ctrl/Cmd-W.