5 Years of OS X

[Swad]

As usual, a great article by Ars.

 

Five years of Mac OS X

 

"Mac OS X 10.0 was released five years ago today, on March 24th, 2001. To me, it felt like the end of a long road rather than a beginning. At that point, I'd already written over 100,000 words about Apple's new OS for Ars Technica, starting with the second developer release and culminating in the public beta several months before 10.0. But the road that led to Mac OS X extends much farther into past—years, in fact.

 

Mac OS X 10.0 was the end of many things. First and foremost, it was the end of one of the most drawn-out, heart-wrenching death spirals in the history of the technology sector. Historians (and Wall Street) may say that it was the iMac, with its fresh, daring industrial design, that marked the turning point for Apple. But that iMac was merely a stay of execution at best, and a last, desperate gasp at worst. By the turn of the century, Apple needed a new OS, and it needed one badly. No amount of translucent plastic was going to change that."

[Colonel]

It started off pretty bad, but now it's great. I'm glad Apple persisted on using OS X even though it was a failure at first. Happy 5th Birthday OS X!

[Ouch]

The same is true of Windows 95, microsoft persisted and ... well say what you like.

[myron]

Obviously, if its new, people of ze older generation find it hard to dig. I dont see it as a failure tho, just a leap too big in upgrading

[mimix]

Great article ill be watching this oen to see where it goes!