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Apple Ends OS X 10.8.4 Beta Testing Program, Suggesting Imminent Release

Can anyone sign up to be a beta tester?

If I only have one MacBook and mainly use it for somewhat basic stuff, would I want to be a beta tester? What with the risks involved and such.
 
davidg4781 said:
Can anyone sign up to be a beta tester?

If I only have one MacBook and mainly use it for somewhat basic stuff, would I want to be a beta tester? What with the risks involved and such.
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Yes - You can become a registered Apple developer, and you get all the new beta spins as they become available.

Just sign up at the MacDev Centre. ( developer.apple.com )

-CK.
 
I would wait on doing this update, there are definitely some new bugs introduced that they haven't fixed, especially some problems with video drivers. Let other people be the guinea pigs first.

MacsRgr8 said:
I can't remember Apple ending a Beta Testing Program before..?
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They send out this email every time, but most other times it goes out after they have released the new version to the public. I don't know why they closed the seed before release this time around.

Ddyracer said:
Uh, Sept? Where the hell did you get that from?
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It's a guess at this point, with the first beta released at WWDC, a few months of testing are needed. I'd say september would be the earliest, and really it should be tested more and released later than that, but who knows how radical an update it is. And there definitely should be 10.8.5 if not more based on past releases.


MrNomNoms said:
But then again didn't they also state that they were switching to a yearly schedule or when they mean by yearly they're pointing to yearly schedule give or take a few months?
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They announced that, but this year there's no way they can stick to it. Not only do they need months of testing, they need to let developers have the OS that long in order to have their apps compatible with the new version. Releasing without a long enough beta period would be a nightmare.
 
So when can we expect the GM? And does this mean there could still be a 10.8.5 before OS X 10.9 hits the App Store?
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Probably next week. And I would bet that Mac OS 10.8 hits 10.8.5, like Lion before it.
 
Riemann Zeta said:
Probably next week. And I would bet that Mac OS 10.8 hits 10.8.5, like Lion before it.
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GM next week? Without any betas? There might not even be a beta next week, just an announcement and a presentation. Apple could be way behind with 10.9 if they had to work on iOS 7 more extensively at the expense of 10.9 development.
 
Aaron from KY said:
I'm just curious, why did you even upgrade? If it was working in an older version and a newer version broke compatibility, why didn't you just downgrade? Or are there things in the newer OSes that you do need?
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I didn't upgrade. I bought two new MacBooks, and these came with Mountain Lion.

On another MacBook - I have quite a few - I did upgrade to Lion, solely for iCloud's synching of Calendar and Address Book data. And also full disk FileVault 2 encryption. That's really all I need from Lion and Mountain Lion.

I am not implying that just because I don't use something means no one else does. No. I'm pointing to poll results which indicate that I'm not alone in hardly using any of Mountain Lion's new functional features.
 
There are still plenty of bugs in Mountain Lion. Whether "the problem I happen to have on my computer right now" is one of them, requires reporting and testing.

I would hope that there's a 10.8.5, at the very least. No doubt 10.9 will raise the entry bar again, disallowing older hardware from upgrading.

Apple used to offer a free entry to their developer program. It used to be the only way to get Xcode. I think that's now gone. But anyone who did sign on with that can still report bugs to the Apple bug reporter.

I have submitted many bugs since Lion, some of which have been fixed. Some have been replied to; others have had nothing added to them since submission; a few have had the infuriating "works as designed" stamp.
 
I read that as the suggestion that 10.8.4 will go to release next week. There's obviously no chance that 10.9 will.
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This. I agree that there is no chance that Mac OS 10.9 will just suddenly be released next week. They'll probably introduce the first beta (DP1), however.
 
katewes said:
I feel aggrieved that, with new OS's coming out every year, that the previous OS never get to the level of rock solid performance that comes with a few iterations, such as 10.6.8 and 10.5.8 and 10.4.11

And all this updating of new OS's, FOR WHAT, APPLE!!!! If you look at the survey below,

http://www.macworld.com/article/204...the-most-and-those-you-dont-love-at-all-.html

the poll shows that most people, including myself, hardly use any of the stupid new features.
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Well stated; excellent points. I sincerely hope WWDC is a return to power systems and pro-apps, iLife, iWork and 10.9 proving to be a shift back to stability, quality, efficiency, improved Finder and graphics support and iOS integration for those who use it for work (i.e. document syncing, opening access/less sandboxing in iOS 7). Keeping my fingers crossed.
 
I echo.....

many of the comments posted here. Would be better a 18-24 months upgrade path, with OS fully tested and bugs under control. It is debatable about the new features and use of them....

But anyways, I understand a upgrade can be disruptive. But not a living Hell in Earth....
 
bedifferent said:
Um, this isn't good news. I still have open and acknowledged issues with WiFi using both 2.4 and 5 GHz spectrums, com.apple.launchd issues (sleepservices, memory, iCloud stability), and others. All effecting my Mac Pro, Mac Mini, MacBook Air (all current gen) and a 2011 27" iMac. Let's not even get into OpenGL Core support.

Apple, get on the ball with OS X.
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I honestly can't remember a time when there weren't wifi issues with OS X.
 
Peace said:
The same place everybody else gets their information.

Opinonville.

;)
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Is that where Opie lives?

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Another problem I find is the ordering of my Screen Shots. They are NOT chronological because they are sorted according to the hour numerals. Changing the time to 24-hour time does not affect the Screen Shots.
 
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katewes said:
I feel aggrieved that, with new OS's coming out every year, that the previous OS never get to the level of rock solid performance that comes with a few iterations, such as 10.6.8 and 10.5.8 and 10.4.11
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I am probably one of the persons most virulently opposed to the iOSification of OS X, as could be seen in many of my previous posts. However, your statement above is a little bit nonsensical, since all iterations mentioned above were the LAST iterations of SL, Lion and Tiger respectively.

Therefore, your expectations should be equally met when the LAST iteration of ML is released - there is no point in criticizing 10.8.3 on the basis of your argument above.
 
BRLawyer said:
I am probably one of the persons most virulently opposed to the iOSification of OS X
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But remember that airplay mirroring first became available on the iPad 2. Now it's part of OS X. That is a good example of iosification of OS X. Their hardware based version of airplay mirroring on the mac is far superior to software versions (although sometimes I still use airparrot and lion - so there is still a place for software based airplay mirroring).
 
BRLawyer said:
I am probably one of the persons most virulently opposed to the iOSification of OS X, as could be seen in many of my previous posts.
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Not something a thinking human being that is no stranger to logic and common sense would say.
 
they already told us that 10.8.4 will have better graphic drivers...so let hope so because the gap between windows performance and macos is kind of big, maybe with this reduces this gap
 
katewes said:
And all this updating of new OS's, FOR WHAT, APPLE!!!! If you look at the survey below,
http://www.macworld.com/article/204...the-most-and-those-you-dont-love-at-all-.html
the poll shows that most people, including myself, hardly use any of the stupid new features.
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Why is it, that when people don't use something, they call it 'stupid' or other such terms? Very weird. It's almost as if they don't consider that there are many people who have a different opinion.
Why don't non-users just say, 'I don't like it, so I won't use it'? That is their choice. No need for mindless comments like 'stupid new features'.
I actually find the usage figures in that survey for the most useful features- IMHO - very encouraging.
75% use Messaging, 82% Notification Center and 67% Reminders.
What I will say is that most of the new features only come into their own if you have iOS devices synced to your Mac.
 
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