If they're following the iOS paradigm, shouldn't the OS upgrade be FREE?
Apple wants the money here.
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Apple Releases First Developer Preview of OS X Mountain Lion, Public Launch in Late Summer
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Apple wants the money here.
Possibly OSX 10.8 to compete with Windows 8?
I really hope OSX 10.8 doesn't break anything major. Apple seems to have a bad habit of changing core APIs between versions.
I tested all my apps, they are all working, including the ones which install kexts.
I should be safe then? I'm not sure if it's worth upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion though, I guess I will decide that at the time.No updating then for you right away
The Apple apps are usually compatible right away. Generally Adobe apps are compatible right away too, but sometimes you will need to wait for a patch. This usually happens very quickly. I think an official patch for Photoshop was out within a week of Lion launching, I forget though.
EDIT: Actually it appears Photoshop worked straight away during Lions release.
Yep you should be fine. There will be a site that pops up (it always does) closer to the release of Mountain Lion that shows what apps are known to be compatible and what ones are known to have problems.
No need to thank Apple...the update won't be free...you will have to open your wallet and hand over money for it. Apple should be thanking you !
Unnecessary? You do realize that you are not the only target for OS X development, right? You never actually have to open the childish Notes app or the childish Contacts app or the childish Reminders app, but other people do appreciate apps that sync directly with their iOS counterparts and maintain feature parity.
Here are hundreds of features that Apple chose to highlight for consumers.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html
You will have to ask a developer for a list of APIs and new technologies available in Lion.
Nope, it wasn't. I was replying to someone who was specifically talking about Snow Leopard having "professional" features that Lion removed to make it less professional.
I will forgive you for not following the quotes trail.
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I pointed one out to you on the very page where you posted this. The NSRegularExpression class.
Install it on an external hard drive or partition your internal hard and install it there. Once installed select it from system preferences or boot while holding down the option key and select ML.
I've read through part of the thread but its expanding so fast ....
Any word on if it's got the old expose or something that enhances mission control to act more like it...? Or something to make dual monitors more useful with full screen apps (you know, like two at once or being able to actually use both monitors or being able to put an app full screen on the screen next to you ..... )?
Any word on if it's got the old expose or something that enhances mission control to act more like it...? Or something to make dual monitors more useful with full screen apps (you know, like two at once or being able to actually use both monitors or being able to put an app full screen on the screen next to you ..... )?
Apple could be going the model free OS to sell more hardware. It would make sense considering Apple is changing to a yearly OS release schedule. This matches what they do with iDevices.
First generation Core processors were simply called Core (i.ex. Core duo) Second gen were Core 2 and now we have third gen (Core i)
So Core 2 should be supported
Growl will still be needed. Notification centre works for MAS applications. Those applications outside of MAS cannot access the API.
If you only use MAS applications then sure, remove Growl.
What do you mean. Cheers
What do I mean? When you buy an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Apple TV you get free major iOS releases. It is true that usually Apple only gives two years of free iOS releases for iDevices. Since Apple is on a yearly Mac OS X release schedule that could be an indication that they are going to match what they do for iOS to Mac OS X. I suspect that the two year rule may not apply wrt Mac hardware.
I think if Apple did go the free Mac OS X model, to sell more Mac hardware, that would drive Balmer to buy more chairs to throw.
According to the Intel ads, the "second generation" is the Core i3/i5/i7 family of processors. I thought it was weird too when they called it that, as if they forgot about the "Core" line. I guess the Core/Core2 are first gen, and the "i" are the second.
That works for a while. But my Mac Pro and Macbook Pro aren't going to last forever. Moving away from Snow Leopard would cause me grief, no matter what now the question is, to what. Lion and Mountain Lion offer no compelling benefits in return, and with new "iOS X" features being restricted to App Store software, it's impossible to ignore the writing on the wall. Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer Inc.) is not interested in my market segment, so I need to plan accordingly.