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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Tops Lion as Most Popular Mac Operating System
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The fact that Mountain Lion is not adopted faster than Lion or Snow Leopard sure must be a disappointment for Apple since it can be easily purchased in the Mac AppStore, to which most users should have access by now.
At the time Lion was released, not that many people had access to the AppStore, and Snow Leopard had to be purchased the old school way.
At the time Lion was released, not that many people had access to the AppStore, and Snow Leopard had to be purchased the old school way.
I completely agree with you. I have a mid-2009 13" MBP, Snow Leopard installed. 3 years after I bought it, my mac began to perform very slow. Upgraded the RAM from 2GB to 4GB, and changed the HDD to SSD. And I was amazed on how fast and smooth it performs now, just as fast (if not faster) when I bought it 38 months ago.
Proud user of Snow Leopard.
We can thank former Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Bertrand Serlet. Serlet worked with Jobs at NeXT and went with Jobs to Apple in 1997, retiring in 20011. Serlet was primarily responsible for OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard.
It seemed until recently no one had taken over as Senior VP of Software Engineering. At the date the article was written, no one had that title until Craig Federighi was [finally] listed on Apple's Executive Profiles. Here is an interesting article about the fate of OS X (I don't agree with all of it, but the writer has some valid points):
Another Crystal Clear Sign That OS X Is Going to Die Really Soon
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As you pointed out to many, that's your opinion and assumption. Statistically, the number of users running Snow Leopard has increased, especially on new Mac hardware shipped post 10.6. Thus, statistically (that tricky word again), it appears OS X users are actively installing Snow Leopard on new systems, especially servers. Here's an interesting read (long yet detail oriented) on the changes between OS X Server 10.6 and 10.7/8:
Server, simplified: A power user's guide to OS X Server
It is because of reasons such as the above that many have reverted to Snow Leopard Server and Consumer; they have proven to be solid OS X builds with the features most require. 10.7 Lion was the first time in over a decade I have read many complaints; certainly every OS has its fair share of issues. Yet it has been a far different story since 10.6, even more apparent on the developer boards as numerous recognized bugs are still open and unresolved, even from 10.7.
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The forced use of the AppStore is the number one reason why I will not upgrade, nor buy new Apple hardware.
Old school or not, I insist upon being able to privately purchase my needs.
10.0 was Mac OS X Cheetah
10.1 was Mac OS X Puma
10.2 was Mac OS X Jaguar
10.3 was Mac OS X Panther (a favourite of mine)
10.4 was Mac OS X Tiger
10.5 was Mac OS X Leopard
10.6 Snow Leopard
10.7 Mac OS X Lion
10.8 OS X Mountain
I presume 10.9 will be called Cougar.
You mean Vista users can use iCloud, bur SL users can't?
Or is there something else also?
My absolute fav is Rhapsody. Still use it!
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well shut my mouth. was just gonna say exactly the same.
besides all that, having your entire life and things you purchase umbilical corded to the internet.... might as well have them put a monitoring chip in your head right now and get it over with
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well shut my mouth. was just gonna say exactly the same.
besides all that, having your entire life and things you purchase umbilical corded to the internet.... might as well have them put a monitoring chip in your head right now and get it over with
Fortunately for both of you, it's very easy to purchase software from places other than the Mac App Store.
I wonder if you would feel the same the way if car companies did the same thing. I own a 2006 Camry. What if I have a problem with my car and Toyota says you need to upgrade to newer model to drive it
I had to buy a new car to get side impact air bags. Wasn't even an available option for my old car. Neither was the hybrid power train. Should I have expected the manufacturer to add both of those to my old car?
We use it all in my house
My son has 2010 MBP 13 running SL
My Wife 2009 uMB 13 running SL
Me 2012 MBP 13 running ML
2011 Mini running Lion
I like them all however my most favorite is SL but since the 2011, 2012 stuff does not work, I am stuck using ML and Lion
My son has 2010 MBP 13 running SL
My Wife 2009 uMB 13 running SL
Me 2012 MBP 13 running ML
2011 Mini running Lion
I like them all however my most favorite is SL but since the 2011, 2012 stuff does not work, I am stuck using ML and Lion
I had to buy a new car to get side impact air bags. Wasn't even an available option for my old car. Neither was the hybrid power train. Should I have expected the manufacturer to add both of those to my old car?
If we're talking about iCloud, then its better to put it this way.
Your old car had ESP, but after a while the manufacturer disabled the feature and to get it back you need a new car.
The ONLY reason I'm not using SL is, as an iOS app developer, Apple forces me to upgrade my desktop/laptop OS in order to run the latest version of Xcode.
That article pretty much hits the relevant info. If someone uses Snow Leopard server I don't advise they upgrade because of the significant upgrades/downgrades of the newest versions.
Do you mean the convenient way, where you simply grab a DVD and insert it into the computer, or the new improved way where you buy an $80 flash drive (not compatible with all models), or wait 4 hours to download it, again and again (unless of course you shut the thing down in time, a decidedly un-Apple like approach). My copy of Snow Leopard is 10 seconds away if I need it, and I've downloaded all the current updates ONCE! and they're always available, and don't attempt suicide.
I had a great day once where I went to the Apple Store and got the little "irate customer" speech from the Employees: "We're sorry you're Apple computing experience isn't as wonderful as you had hoped, we could resolve this problem for you if we actually had more intellect or authority that a fry-cook at KFC". I almost felt sorry for the little robots.
And I was thrilled to know my latest Mac qualified for the up-to-date program and a "Free" copy of Mountain Lion. So after filling out the form four times, submitting all the documents three times, being told "Yes we're reviewing your order"; "No, you don't qualify"; "This is a duplicate order", "You can only access the up-to-date program at uptodate.com", "Please locate the phone number for you regional Apple Service Center and call", "No, you shouldn't have called, please got to uptodate.com" and "how did you like the service?" when the phone contact told me I should go look at my computer to make sure it had Lion on it, because maybe it had been updated and that was why I didn't qualify.
Now after wasting more than two hours of my time, I get my fantastic "Free" $15 operating system upgrade; oh wait, I've got a four hour download ahead of me, but I'll remember to pull the plug the first time.
Basically they told me "We have a hundred Billion dollars in the bank, and we couldn't care less about last year's operating system, in fact we're pretty sure we never made such a thing, and since you don't have one of our phones, we're pretty sure you're not one of our customers."
Much easier than tossing a 50¢ DVD in the box.
I'm stuck with Leopard on my G5 until my new 27" iMac gets here.
The one upside to the quick OS X turn around if the cheap upgrade cost, I remember when not to long ago it was much more expensive. I prefer yearly updates instead of a number of years for Windows.
I'm waiting for Pink Panther or Garfield
The one upside to the quick OS X turn around if the cheap upgrade cost, I remember when not to long ago it was much more expensive. I prefer yearly updates instead of a number of years for Windows.
I'm waiting for Pink Panther or Garfield
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I agree for people in your situation this is one significant limitation of the AppStore and there are plenty of people in your situation.
However, I do appreciate the liberal license and near-invisible DRM that Apple puts on developers to the benefit of the customer.
The good with the bad and obviously each person will have to determine if the costs outweigh the benefits based on their needs.