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OS X 10.9 to Include Siri and Maps Integration
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"Popular features"? Umpfff, LOL! I think the new Maplegate is the MOST UNPOPULAR FEATURE Apple has EVER produced! And Siri? Siriously? I know NO ONE in my friendlist who ever talked to Siri except in the first five minutes after unwrapping their iPhones - maybe some half-funny party jokes evolved out of that. And that was it!
What about... ZFS? iSCSI? A current OpenGL implementation (I mean, what are we Mac users... like 2-3 years behind of the current standard)? I call those POPULAR FEATURES!
I use Siri.....
I think the same... Windows 8 made a great progress in performance, so, when Apple will focus on that?!
"Popular features"? Umpfff, LOL! I think the new Maplegate is the MOST UNPOPULAR FEATURE Apple has EVER produced! And Siri? Siriously? I know NO ONE in my friendlist who ever talked to Siri except in the first five minutes after unwrapping their iPhones - maybe some half-funny party jokes evolved out of that. And that was it!
What about... ZFS? iSCSI? A current OpenGL implementation (I mean, what are we Mac users... like 2-3 years behind of the current standard)? I call those POPULAR FEATURES!
I think you're confusing 'popular' with 'what I would like to see'. Having said that, I know you can't turn on the TV without hearing people talk about the lack of ZFS support. Siri, meanwhile, barely gets a mention.
I'm worried about the possibility of this. It's the same as when they said in 10.8 you could mirror to an Apple TV anything on your desktop... provided your computer is brand new.
It's a bummer to have a computer that can run the latest operating system, but can't in fact use the stuff in it. >_<
I was being sarcastic. I hope that Apple doesn't become greedy like it has on iOS devices by needlessly limiting features on OS updates.
No... "We _Don't_ All Think This".
Fortunately there are a few of us who have managed to remain free thinking individuals. Avoiding Apple's desire to suck in all people, programming them to avoid thinking and simply embrace the Apple mantra.
Hybrid drive does look good, but I'm not prepared to buy any of the current Apple desktops as they don't offer what I need - a core i7 desktop that has space for more than 2 hard disks. I want a desktop, not an appliance, and not a 2010 Xeon workstation either.
"Popular features"? Umpfff, LOL! I think the new Maplegate is the MOST UNPOPULAR FEATURE Apple has EVER produced! And Siri? Siriously? I know NO ONE in my friendlist who ever talked to Siri except in the first five minutes after unwrapping their iPhones - maybe some half-funny party jokes evolved out of that. And that was it!
What about... ZFS? iSCSI? A current OpenGL implementation (I mean, what are we Mac users... like 2-3 years behind of the current standard)? I call those POPULAR FEATURES!
Popular to a target market that Apple caters to, yes.
Ask any random stranger off the street what ZFS, iSCSI, or OpenGL is. Then ask them about Siri, Maps, Reminders, and Messages.
Some day we'll all learn that Apple is a consumer electronics company, and then we'll understand the decisions they make. Until then, we'll be locked in the continual dance of hobbyists and prosumers missing the point that they are not the target audience and be forced to listen to them whine endlessly about decisions that they never factored into in the first place.
Look, I get it. I would place myself in the hobbyist and prosumer segments, but I also understand that every day decisions need to be made and that the consumer segment is king. Tis just the way of things.
If you aren't happy with the direction that Apple is taking, head on over to Windows 8. I hear they're doing wonderful things for professionals with their latest release.
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I'm not a fan of Siri, I barely use it. I find alot of the time it doesn't hear what I say properly.
that being said for it to come to 10.9; not a fan
that being said for it to come to 10.9; not a fan
The last real Mac update was Snow Leopard, 10.9 will be full of useless crap that hinders performance instead of boosting it.
As long as they keep the ability for us to create content. That's my biggest issue with iOS at the moment and one thing OS X facilitates much better.
Probably do some 09 cutoffs I am guessing. Got to upgrade even faster when you are spending over a grand on this side I guess.
Siri can't answer that, but she can search the web for it.
Well I sure as hell hope my '09 iMac will still get the upgrade for at least another OS upgrade.
I just hope it performs better. I still prefer 10.7 to 10.8 I can't be the only one who watched their machine get slower after the upgrade.
You know what this means, right? MacBooks will be LTE enabled and will have a micro sim. Makes perfect sense, and I like it!!
Whilst I'm not surprised - what the hell is the point?
Maps - make it an online service, that way it's a hell of a lot more accessible.
Siri - I dont know what to say about this. It may be a useful tool in the US, but outside the US it's a pile of crap.
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Ditto. We need another 'Snow Leopard' release that cleans up the codebase and streamlines everything. Snow Leopard was a great OS. Lion and Mountain Lion have been pretty piss poor.
Maps - make it an online service, that way it's a hell of a lot more accessible.
Siri - I dont know what to say about this. It may be a useful tool in the US, but outside the US it's a pile of crap.
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Ditto. We need another 'Snow Leopard' release that cleans up the codebase and streamlines everything. Snow Leopard was a great OS. Lion and Mountain Lion have been pretty piss poor.
Siri!
Great now instead of antisocial silence, there will be all those unemployed people and students that hang out for hours at a time in Starbucks all talking to their MacBooks! Wonderful!
Great now instead of antisocial silence, there will be all those unemployed people and students that hang out for hours at a time in Starbucks all talking to their MacBooks! Wonderful!
With 10.9 running out the door with the typical recent speed ... I'm more excited to see what kind of paradigm shift OS 11 brings. Can we expect some much, much deeper integration between iOS and Mac OS by then, something more than just borrowing each others programs?
Perhaps everyone expecting something truly new and better (not just different) from Apple should be looking forward to summer 2014. Can't wait!
Perhaps everyone expecting something truly new and better (not just different) from Apple should be looking forward to summer 2014. Can't wait!
They have to add more advanced features other wise people are going to start thinking that Apple and their customers only care about fart apps.