Innovations

[aaronb]

After watching some of the new Leopard features, I'm not too incredibly impressed with what was shown at WWDC. Of course, I know there are some Top Secret updates that will most certainly be wonderful when the final release happens.

However, does anyone on the forums have a truly unique innovative idea that they would like to see implemented into Leopard? I'm not suggesting a different Finder skin or resolution independence. I'm talking about something that hasn't been done that they think would be really great for everyday Mac users.

Anybody have anything?

 

[mad jew]

I'd prefer stability over innovation. Tiger brought in quite a few innovative features and hopefully Leopard will perfect them.

 

[bousozoku]

I'd prefer stability over innovation. Tiger brought in quite a few innovative features and hopefully Leopard will perfect them.

That should be free.

I'd like to see a new kind of Finder and the way they were talking about Spotlight, we might see that instead of Finder at some point.

 

[mad jew]

That should be free.

Very true, but that's not how Apple works. I'm surprised 'free' and 'cheap' are even in the Dictionary app.

 

[BWhaler]

I think iChat is very innovative.

 

[bousozoku]

I think iChat is very innovative.

You're welcome to think that but text balloons aren't a great innovation to me. However, in the 3rd generation they're finally going to support things like invisibility that had been implemented elsewhere when the first iChat arrived. I will admit that video + voice has been reasonably stable but they weren't the first.

I'd like to think that Apple has more secrets than even I could hope that will be arriving in Leopard but that would be difficult to believe.

 

[shrimpdesign]

I think innovation is an odd word.

See, the way I see it, there are not many *new* ideas in software these days. I think that what really matters is the execution of those ideas, and from what I saw in the Leopard preview, it looks great.

I see innovation as the perfection of an older idea into something new. For instance, I think Time Machine is great. The idea is not new, but they way they pulled it off ... it's just great IMO.

I am tempted to put on a bald cap and shout "Engage!" as I click Time Machine ...

 

[bousozoku]

I think innovation is an odd word.

See, the way I see it, there are not many *new* ideas in software these days. I think that what really matters is the execution of those ideas, and from what I saw in the Leopard preview, it looks great.

I see innovation as the perfection of an older idea into something new. For instance, I think Time Machine is great. The idea is not new, but they way they pulled it off ... it's just great IMO.

I am tempted to put on a bald cap and shout "Engage!" as I click Time Machine ...

Renovation is probably the word of choice instead of innovation.

 

[shrimpdesign]

Renovation is probably the word of choice instead of innovation.

Oh, good point ...

 

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[yellow]

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