MacVertigo Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 With what we have seen from 4a466 and 4a499, it doesn't look like leopard is really worth all the hype. The only really cool feature is quick look.. thats cool for me in business, but everything else isn't really that great. I think its obvious that Apple is spending their time on the divisions of the company that make them the most money.. and that only makes sense. While they are working on iTunes (at 99 cents a song they are making a killing), iPod (selling millions of them and with them comes people to buy their iTunes), and now iPhone that is selling hundreds of thousands of units.. and they are writing it in to taxes as a subscription service, so they really won't show it on thier corporate taxes for 2 years... talk about a great way to hide money from uncle sam. Oh yeah and lets not forget Apple TV With all that said, it seems pain to see that Apple cares much more about those business units then making great software anymore. It seems to have taken a backseat to the other parts of thier business. Another sign was when they dropped "computer" from their name. They were telling us they aren't going to be just a computer company anymore. Its obvious in the builds that we have seen of Leopard..they just aren't doing anything that makes me say "Wow". So where does that leave us.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Well i suppose after Apple stopped being just the computer company this is to be expected Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 for me, the combination of quicklook & the coverflow view in finder is enough to want leopard when it comes out. as one of those people whose best efforts always end up with files all over the place, it makes finding stuff far easier if I can browse through a preview, rather than having to rely on filenames or tiny icon previews.. hmm.. excuse me if I'm reinventing the wheel, here, but some sort of mouseover magnification of ordinary icon previews like the magnified dock feature might be very handy.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 The improved Finder is enough for me to upgrade, before I replaced Finder with Pathfinder just so I can see icon previews, and that took up ~70mb ram Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 for me the big upgrades and what makes me want leo the most is how a lot of big apps have been written to be more SMP (multi-core) friendly and the updated frameworks (and even new ones) that are SMP friendly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 for me the big upgrades and what makes me want leo the most is how a lot of big apps have been written to be more SMP (multi-core) friendly and the updated frameworks (and even new ones) that are SMP friendly. Me too, the threading has apparently been much improved. Eg. the apple menu or spotlight sporadically not responding, is much better...Even better with multi-core of course Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seclusion Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 It'd be fine with me if we end up with a few GUi changes that can be ran in Tiger mode for all the whiners, (even though I like it) and have access to lotsa ram, 64 bit all over and everything just works faster. I recall using XP Pro x64 how much snappier everything was until I added some none x64 apps. Let's hope there's a few updates for apps that helps the transition happen. I'm sure there's not one of us that won't be running Leo after Christmas! Later Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevnaca Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Keep in mind people, Leopard is still in beta phases. There is lotsa time for Leopard to be great in October. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor_C Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Realistically speaking, Leopard is the most dramatic update OS X has yet to see. Not just because of it's interface, either. Unfortunately, this is what most seem to be consciously/subconsciously focusing on. Not everything Apple pushes out is going to be completely redesigned and revolutionary. Leopard is the matured version of OS X, it's evolutionary. Those of us who have seen the power in Leopard's underpinnings and productivity features like Quick Look and even Stacks can attest to that. I think Leopard is going to be an excellent release. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-416920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turpentine Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Realistically speaking, Leopard is the most dramatic update OS X has yet to see. Not just because of it's interface, either. Unfortunately, this is what most seem to be consciously/subconsciously focusing on. Not everything Apple pushes out is going to be completely redesigned and revolutionary. Leopard is the matured version of OS X, it's evolutionary. Those of us who have seen the power in Leopard's underpinnings and productivity features like Quick Look and even Stacks can attest to that. I think Leopard is going to be an excellent release. agreed, a lot of people are like leopard doesn't offer enough new things, spaces? time machine? whatever. well it offers a lot more than that could even think of being. like rewritten underpinnings as you say to allow for everything to be 64 bit and twice as fast. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-417289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPC 6100/60 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Realistically speaking, Leopard is the most dramatic update OS X has yet to see. Not just because of it's interface, either. Unfortunately, this is what most seem to be consciously/subconsciously focusing on. Not everything Apple pushes out is going to be completely redesigned and revolutionary. Leopard is the matured version of OS X, it's evolutionary. Those of us who have seen the power in Leopard's underpinnings and productivity features like Quick Look and even Stacks can attest to that. I think Leopard is going to be an excellent release. Exactly. And for $129 or so, you really can't go wrong. I'd rather fork over for Apple's latest and greatest than MS' latest and greatest, that's for sure. At least we're not saying - 5 years of development, billions of dollars, and all we got is this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-418112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cringemaster Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 hmm.. excuse me if I'm reinventing the wheel, here, but some sort of mouseover magnification of ordinary icon previews like the magnified dock feature might be very handy.... Hmm, the way you say that it makes me think that you expect apple to see what you write Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-418395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Exactly. And for $129 or so, you really can't go wrong. I'd rather fork over for Apple's latest and greatest than MS' latest and greatest, that's for sure. At least we're not saying - 5 years of development, billions of dollars, and all we got is this? what i didnt like was that they said 21 months from tiger to leopard, no, 21 months is TIGER INTEL, its been more than 21 months like 3.5 years has it been, i dont feel like looking it up Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-418881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookmark Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I agree with you on Apple's priorities (and don't blame them either), and I'm disappointed Leopard lacks the "top secret" features that were vaguely promised... it's just a nice but evolutionary upgrade, just like every other 10.x version. Still, there's still plenty of good stuff there that will make a big difference on a day-to-day basis. Also, it will be pretty hard to resist Leopard once various CA-enabled applications start showing up. That said... I hope next time Apple is able to allocate its resources better and produce something truly exciting and innovative. Microsoft is going to be learning from their mistakes with Vista and finally have the graphics foundation to do much more attractive and interesting things. Apple needs to push things forward. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58351-leopard-bang-or-bust/#findComment-418886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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