My biggest fear: Snow Leopard end of life announcement. I know it won't happen anytime soon. But I would bet that it will begin being marginalized very soon.
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Roundup of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Features and Notes
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My biggest fear: Snow Leopard end of life announcement. I know it won't happen anytime soon. But I would bet that it will begin being marginalized very soon.
Perhaps Lion will be required to update to Mountain Lion anyway, like how Snow Leopard was required to update to Lion, rather than Leopard to Lion.
Airplay Mirroring got useless the moment i found out that its blocking video content to be streamed, all u get is a black screen ... there goes my hope for hulu etc. but i should have known that
iMessage doesnt work, it wont recognize any of my contacts as iMessage users and my Messages end up on the iPad instead as well. however its beta sooo
iMessage doesnt work, it wont recognize any of my contacts as iMessage users and my Messages end up on the iPad instead as well. however its beta sooo
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Going to a yearly release schedule may look like Apple is giving attention to its Macs, but Apple is also redefining what a .x update to Mac OS X is. iOS has received feature updates each year, and this is also a features update for the Mac OS. Looking at what's new, most of the updates are not at the actual operating system level, except for AirPlay, further iCloud integration, and notifications. I don't believe in the past that those would be enough of a paradigm shift for a .x upgrade. Snow Leopard had enough under the hood changes that even without OS paradigm shifts, it was a worthwhile upgrade.
When I saw with my groggy eyes this morning that there would be a Mountain Lion so soon after Lion, my first reaction was of happiness that Apple came back to its senses and realized the performance issues and bloatedness with Lion were so pervasive that they were going to do a Snow Leopard style update which would make the OS run leaner and faster. Of course, that's not what Apple has announced.
I suppose this upgrade is to make it as easy and intuitive as possible to move from an iPhone or iPad to a Mac. What I think Apple forgets though is that it is the iPad and iPhone interface that is new. Most computer users have been Windows users and are comfortable with a file system manager and a little bit of complexity, as long as you give it an intuitive UI, which the Mac always excelled at. I haven't used these new iCloud open and close boxes yet, but it looks like Launchpad, which doesn't give you very much control.
I am glad to see Airplay coming, but beyond that I would have been more happy with performance updates and bug fixes. I'm not terribly disappointed into the balkanization of iCal and Address Book and Mail and iChat into new applicationsat the least you can say it's semantic and logical, unlike iTunes which is a catch-all.
I am not against progress, and maybe I'll learn to adjust in time with the Lion and post Lion-OS's. I just feel like some of the elegant intuitiveness of the Mac is being pushed aside for an easier appliance-like environment, which works, unless you want to do something the computer doesn't anticipate you wanting to do, a la Windows Wizards. I think we'll look back on computers from the 90s and 00s as being unique in that they allowed more granular control and were a bit more bohemian and quirky (and to me natural feeling) than what is to come next.
When I saw with my groggy eyes this morning that there would be a Mountain Lion so soon after Lion, my first reaction was of happiness that Apple came back to its senses and realized the performance issues and bloatedness with Lion were so pervasive that they were going to do a Snow Leopard style update which would make the OS run leaner and faster. Of course, that's not what Apple has announced.
I suppose this upgrade is to make it as easy and intuitive as possible to move from an iPhone or iPad to a Mac. What I think Apple forgets though is that it is the iPad and iPhone interface that is new. Most computer users have been Windows users and are comfortable with a file system manager and a little bit of complexity, as long as you give it an intuitive UI, which the Mac always excelled at. I haven't used these new iCloud open and close boxes yet, but it looks like Launchpad, which doesn't give you very much control.
I am glad to see Airplay coming, but beyond that I would have been more happy with performance updates and bug fixes. I'm not terribly disappointed into the balkanization of iCal and Address Book and Mail and iChat into new applicationsat the least you can say it's semantic and logical, unlike iTunes which is a catch-all.
I am not against progress, and maybe I'll learn to adjust in time with the Lion and post Lion-OS's. I just feel like some of the elegant intuitiveness of the Mac is being pushed aside for an easier appliance-like environment, which works, unless you want to do something the computer doesn't anticipate you wanting to do, a la Windows Wizards. I think we'll look back on computers from the 90s and 00s as being unique in that they allowed more granular control and were a bit more bohemian and quirky (and to me natural feeling) than what is to come next.
Well, iOS apps are for ARM processors, not Intel. I tried for a long time to get them to run on the iPhone Simulator that comes with XCode. You can only run the "testing" versions that are meant to run on the Mac.
While I agree that I write differently on computer vs phone - I like a unified platform. When I was using Android, I liked that I could continue my google chat conversations when I left the office.
My question will be if it will allow me to message non-mac/iphone/ipad users from iMessage on my mac? I'm guessing not. I like that on my iPhone, iMessage works seamlessly within the text messaging app. If there was a similar approach on the Mac, this would be great. For example, if I can still add google chat sessions like I can in iChat. But if this becomes apple users only - then it won't really be that helpful. I don't like segregating my friends and family based on their platform!
same, never had an issue with my lion, ever since DP1 and i'm on a mid 2009 mbp ...
gotta say, looks preeetty amazing to me! I love the idea to create similar experiences on different devices! good job apple! 
wow... Don't use it? who forces you to use gamecenter?? what's wrong with you people?
wow... Don't use it? who forces you to use gamecenter?? what's wrong with you people?
did you also buy your mac mini recently expecting a cd drive without having to pay extra? dont get me wrong i'm on your side on this lol
No, the local screen goes black according to reviews I've read, not the one you're playing to
Even if what I wish are on the agenda, I doubt Apple would've mentioned them. That said, I would love (1) updated file system (data integrity, storage pool, dedupe), (2) better memory management (Lion rarely reclaims inactive memory into free memory in a timely manner), and (3) better multi-monitor support.
The "One more thing..." feature missing in Mountain Lion
I can't help but feel that there's a "One more thing..." feature missing in Mountain Lion and that feature being Siri.
I think that Apple is waiting until announcing the iPad 3 to reveal it for Mountain Lion.
The more time passes and the more I think about what Apple is working on, the more I look forward to it. I think that Apple is really going to bring us the Star Trek computer experience in the next few years. It's going to be a unified operating system across multiple devices bringing a seamless computing experience.
I'm beginning to think that this isn't the iOSification of OS X but the unification of every Apple device.
How does this sound as the byline for the strategy that we will eventually see unfold as Apple's big picture strategy?... "A seamless computing experience across every device."
I can't help but feel that there's a "One more thing..." feature missing in Mountain Lion and that feature being Siri.
I think that Apple is waiting until announcing the iPad 3 to reveal it for Mountain Lion.
The more time passes and the more I think about what Apple is working on, the more I look forward to it. I think that Apple is really going to bring us the Star Trek computer experience in the next few years. It's going to be a unified operating system across multiple devices bringing a seamless computing experience.
I'm beginning to think that this isn't the iOSification of OS X but the unification of every Apple device.
How does this sound as the byline for the strategy that we will eventually see unfold as Apple's big picture strategy?... "A seamless computing experience across every device."
Count on it. Also count on having to upgrade OS and apps every 6 months or being made to feel like an out-of-touch neanderthal because you don't live every waking hour with your nose and thumbs stuck in an iOS device.
-out-of-touch neanderthal
This is great n all but those upgrades don't really feel like they're worth $30.
Messages is the biggest thing I'm looking forward to.
Messages is the biggest thing I'm looking forward to.
FYI Model Support Dropped!!!!!
For everyones information a number of early Core Due 2 models with integrated graphics i.e. Intel GMA X3100 or GMA 950 models will NOT be upgradeable to Mountain Lion when it is released. Developer builds seem to work around on some machines for me but I am assuming when released if your model has these graphics systems you will get the "Model Not Supported".......
edit : This also means perhaps when the public beta testing of Messages expires upon releasing OS X 10.8 if you have one of these machines you will cease having the feature.... FYI
For everyones information a number of early Core Due 2 models with integrated graphics i.e. Intel GMA X3100 or GMA 950 models will NOT be upgradeable to Mountain Lion when it is released. Developer builds seem to work around on some machines for me but I am assuming when released if your model has these graphics systems you will get the "Model Not Supported".......
edit : This also means perhaps when the public beta testing of Messages expires upon releasing OS X 10.8 if you have one of these machines you will cease having the feature.... FYI
Wheres this info come from? Sorry im not familiar with Airplay, but would get an Apple TV if it wasnt for this problem. What about ripped DVD from MPlayerX?
I wasn't excited about Lion. I decided to keep using Snow Leopard on my Mac Mini. It works great. But wow, I haven't been this excited about a desktop operating system in a long time. Actually, I'm not sure if I've ever been this excited about a desktop operating system.
Game Center is great... because the Mac needs more and better games!
Sending messages from my desktop to an iPhone... awesome!
Notes... great! Now I can stop leaving text documents on my desktop!
Plus, I get the features that I don't have with Lion.
