Apple Releases Sixth OS X Yosemite Public Beta

[X-X]

It doesn't look modern at all. Unless 2005 is now considered "modern".

Because transparency and flat effects were so common back then.

Windows Vista was presented in 2005.

It was ALL about transparency, that was the new hip thing 10 years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista#mediaviewer/File:Windows_Vista.png

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Literally everything in this image looks like you could wrap your fingers around it.

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This is the most un-flat OS I've ever seen. You could not have picked a worse example if you'd tried. Even the menu bar looks like you could slide your fingers up behind it.

Do you think that if you say opposite things enough times we'll all believe you?

You certainly cannot deny that Aqua was "lickable" in a way that Yosemite never will be!

 

[Apple_Robert]

I can only see public beta 4 still. Do I have to download that then incrementally update?

Yes.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

Will it kill my 2011 imac, the same way ios8 killed my ipad 2?

I'm running it on a 2010 MBP and it works well.

 

[KALLT]

I suppose it depends on what ‘modern’ means in this context. Yosemite is certainly modern in current trends of flatter OS design and the strong use of gaussian blur (not just transparency) is a sign of technological advancement as well (as this effect used to be a lot more resource intensive before, today it’s negligible). I would say Yosemite fits quite well with contemporary design, but it stays true to its Aqua roots.

 

[SLSWE]

Are you kidding me?
This will be released on thursday and it still works/looks like this?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef55bzKt7Lw

 

[shenan1982]

I bet it has "modern" bugs on day 1.

I bet it has nowhere near the number of bugs as iOS 8 on release day. iOS 8 wasn't available for public beta... it was dev betas only. So the number or testers is significantly more than iOS 8

 

[WestonHarvey1]

You certainly cannot deny that Aqua was "lickable" in a way that Yosemite never will be!

It's still Aqua.

 

[Vulkan]

Very stable so far... but still some apps don't work accordingly, like Junos Pulse for example... but thats because Junos sucks....

 

[jmh600cbr]

Been using it for a couple of hours, but I see nothing different yet........

things i want fixed: i should be able to text by now, messages window issues

 

[farleysmaster]

How does this differ from the last beta? I've got the public beta but not that much time to play around with it. Also is there a reason devs get a slightly different build?

 

[kerrikins]

Literally everything in this image looks like you could wrap your fingers around it.

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This is the most un-flat OS I've ever seen. You could not have picked a worse example if you'd tried. Even the menu bar looks like you could slide your fingers up behind it.

Do you think that if you say opposite things enough times we'll all believe you?

Yeah, I'm not seeing the similarities at all, here. I rather like Yosemite, personally.

 

[TMRJIJ]

I hate the folder color in Yosemite... and the new icons... and the lack of color under the "Go" menu... 10.9 looks much more modern than 10.10... The transparency effects are so... Vista...

Ive & Co have lost their touch.

Nope, there is an obvious difference between Vista transparency and Yosemite transparency.

 

[jmh600cbr]

Are you kidding me?
This will be released on thursday and it still works/looks like this?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef55bzKt7Lw

i don't have this issue

 

[jay22098]

i don't have this issue

neither do i

 

[got556]

Just installed. PB5 was definitely stable for me. Expect no less for PB6. (Mid '09 MBP 8GB RAM 500GB HDD)

 

[deputy_doofy]

You honestly think..
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Did you use the old Finder icon?

 

[sjinsjca]

GM3 still doesn't fix the retina 2012 HD4000 crashing. Ridiculous if this makes it to RTM.

I hope you've reported this. I think we're running identical machines, and GM 3 is running like a hose here.

 

[SLSWE]

i don't have this issue

neither do i

I just have it on my Macbook Pro (Retina mid 2012), not a "normal" MacBook Pro and a Macbook Air.

It only behaves like this with newly created folders on the desktop. Old ones work fine. I have had it since the first beta and reported it for every beta. Did a clean install that didn't help. Looks like my computer is screwed then!

Except from that is it pretty much rock solid.

 

[prevo]

yep

You honestly think..

This.

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Looks like this...

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besically its the same cmon...some new nice touch but overall its the same...

 

[Dokk]

I'm running Beta 4 (build 14A379b).

Beta 5 never showed up in software update/App Store for me. Beta 6 isn't showing up, either. In my "Purchases" tab, it still shows Beta 4.

Any ideas how I can get current? I am (perhaps obviously) a registered member of the Public Beta Program.

 

[macduke]

Upvote if you will be downloading and installing Yosemite on all your Macs on day one.

Upvote if you've been screwed in the past by doing this and actually need your various Macs to get work done so you'll wait a month or two.

 

[jbachandouris]

I miss the ability to click on the Apple icon and see software update on the drop down menu.

 

[sjinsjca]

Of course, OS X Yosemite looks more "modern", but it is not revolutionary.

Actually, things like Handoff and iCloud Drive are indeed quite revolutionary.

Yes, iCloud Drive. There's some interesting new integration of Automator into that that I'm just starting to explore. Coupled with Automator being able to digest javascript, there's all sorts of possibilities.

But what's most revolutionary is how Yosemite progresses towards the vision of each of your devices being a window into your data. It's quite brilliant.

 

[RhythmGuru]

Very stable so far... but still some apps don't work accordingly, like Junos Pulse for example... but thats because Junos sucks....

Uh oh. I'm testing Yosemite in Parallels, haven't been able to test my Junos. It doesn't work at all?