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Apple Seeds Seventh OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite Beta to Developers, Public Beta Testers
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Most likely they see this as a stable release that will last until 10.11.
As for a beta install, I've resisted on my new MBP. It was just such a big improvement for me that I don't want to soil the machine with experimentation.
I distinctly recall complaining when it was announced that Apple was going to a yearly release cycle. I remember the Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion era as being the peak of stability of OS X.
Mountain Lion (the first yearly release) seemed slightly unpolished but was alright. Then it was downhill since then, with the OS finally becoming fairly bug-free right before the next version is released.
It's time for a two year cycle again.
Unless 10.11 (and iOS 9) turn out to be mostly just major clean-up, bug fix, and performance tuning releases. Sort of like how Mountain Lion was a clean-up of 10.5 and 10.6, with relatively few new features.
So Tim Cook can announce on stage that 8.2 is out "Today".
That said, 8.3's cycle is relatively short thus far.
But according to MacRumors, there will be an 8.4. Before WWDC, presumably.
Pleasefix the Bluetooth plus wifi issue. If I turn on Bluetooth my wifi connection goes down.
Agreed. I am pretty tired of filing bugs for Bluetooth and WiFi issue on every developer preview releases.
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I don't have this issue. Does you laptop try and connect to your phone with bluetooth?
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I dont have such as problem. Bluetooth and WiFi are both on and working. You need to be looking at the interference environment you live in, not demanding Apple fix an issue that doesnt exist in Yosemite. Just because Google returns a bunch of hits doesnt mean the problem is real. If you read it on the Internet that doesnt mean its true.
13" rMBPs are already shipping with Force Touch trackpads, and they have 10.10.2.
Me thinks 10.11 (following screen shot is from the last 10.10.3 beta installer).
Doubtful. 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 all went to 10.x.5. For example, Mavericks 10.9.3 dropped in Feb 2014 while 10.9.4 dropped in June and 10.9.5 in Sept. We'll see at least 1 more update to Yosemite before 10.11 drops in October, however 10.11 will be previewed at WWDC.
Mature OS
Yosemite represents a mature OS. I hope they do not make great changes. I would rather see bug squashing (there are still a few) in the OS and Applications, better security and better stability.
Then better legacy support reaching back to both older software and older hardware. With good programming and targeted compilation Apple can make Yosemite run on older machines bringing them into the future. One of the great things about Apple hardware is it lasts for so long. Apple is making a tremendous amount of money off of media sales (App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks) so it makes sense to get those hundreds of millions of older machines running the newest MacOS so they can continue buying content.
These older machines get passed down the socioeconomic ladder to kids, parents and folks who can't afford the latest and greatest hardware. This gives them an in to the Apple playground at a lower price so they too can buy content from Apple and developers.
Yosemite represents a mature OS. I hope they do not make great changes. I would rather see bug squashing (there are still a few) in the OS and Applications, better security and better stability.
Then better legacy support reaching back to both older software and older hardware. With good programming and targeted compilation Apple can make Yosemite run on older machines bringing them into the future. One of the great things about Apple hardware is it lasts for so long. Apple is making a tremendous amount of money off of media sales (App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks) so it makes sense to get those hundreds of millions of older machines running the newest MacOS so they can continue buying content.
These older machines get passed down the socioeconomic ladder to kids, parents and folks who can't afford the latest and greatest hardware. This gives them an in to the Apple playground at a lower price so they too can buy content from Apple and developers.
I agree with you there but if Apple does what you suggest, it will still carry version 10.11. Much like 10.6 Snow Leopard release, if only to give the illusion of focus on bug fixes and performance improvements.
For crying out loud.....how many betas to we need..........
Coming to a Mac near you on April 16.......beta 10!
Coming to a Mac near you on April 16.......beta 10!
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Well maybe not! I'd rather they didn't screw up core operating features every year. However overhauling apps is something they need to keep doing. Oh and overhauling apps doesn't mean putting a new skin on old apps and ignoring all the faults.
The other thing here is Swift. As much as I want a stable OS we really need for Apple to move forward with Swift. That may mean changes to core parts of the system to better support Swifts way of doing things in libraries and such.
Beyond all of that Apple needs to do something about its pathetic I/O performance especially to storage.
In a sense yes. It isn't so much the new releases every year but rather trying to do too much in one release. Yosemite had bugs all over the place sometimes in inexplicable places, that is sloppy and a sign of trying to do too much in a given time frame.
I would much rather that Apple refine Mac OS on a yearly basis but do so in a focused manner.
It is obvious that Yosemite needs to stabilize! However I fully expect a new named OS at WWDC. In that regard I'm hoping they slow up a bit and build a stable release that is within the capabilities of the development team.
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Or Yosemite Caldera. It is smoking hot!
No, I have a rMBP and I like to use it with an external screen and Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. All from Apple. But I can't because once I turn on Bluetooth on the laptop my wifi drops either entirely or gets extremely slow down to unusable. The issue is absolutely reproducible.
More like Yosemite Drought.
(no correlation in features or poking fun at Yosemite. I really like the OS thus far.)
Or they can't see the end of bugs on horizon. I would also rather not see 10.11 this year.