Apple Should Buy Growl?

[EnzoAmata]

I imagine a lot of people use Growl? Why doesn't Apple just implement a similar app into OSX or just buy up the people at Growl and have them do it for OSX.

Seems obvious to me...or is it just me?

 

[TreoRenegade]

I've witnessed Apple's version of notifications, on both the iPhone (since dumped for a Droid X) and iPad. Please, let Growl's ownership remain exactly where it is-- or anywhere other than in Apple's hands!

 

[KirkL]

I've witnessed Apple's version of notifications, on both the iPhone (since dumped for a Droid X) and iPad. Please, let Growl's ownership remain exactly where it is-- or anywhere other than in Apple's hands!

The argument here is Apple should emulate Growl

 

[munkery]

Growl is open source under a BSD license. So, Apple could use some implementation of it by default without buying Growl.

I agree Apple should include a framework for system wide notifications based on Growl.

But, Growl does introduce some bugs with Java in Safari. Possibly due to Growl including a Java API to function with Java binaries?

 

[akatsuki]

Growl is good, but frankly Apple could do a lot better.

They could make positioning of alerts a lot better so that they could be in different places than just the four corners. The notifications could be interactive (you could put a buttons on an iTunes notification to skip the track or rate it or whatever; or for Mail to delete, archive or mark as spam). They could incorporate remote notifications for the iPhone (like who is calling your phone which Address Book used to do I think).

I'd be surprised if most Apple employees aren't running growl though.

 

[roadbloc]

I hate Growl. I hope Apple never implements anything similar to OS X.

 

[Cabbit]

Growl is quite horrid, and it seems to sneak into my system now and then bundled with apps.

Edit: Just checked it is even installed now... Again.

 

[MacDawg]

Growl is quite horrid, and it seems to sneak into my system now and then bundled with apps.

Edit: Just checked it is even installed now... Again.

Info from Growl on applications that install Growl without your permission

 

[Apple OC]

I hate Growl. I hope Apple never implements anything similar to OS X.

I agree ... Growl is a sneaky app that I have no use for.

 

[dj-anon]

Do not really care for Growl

 

[redsteven]

Info from Growl on applications that install Growl without your permission

I agree ... Growl is a sneaky app that I have no use for.

Growl is not sneaky; see the above link.

It's immoral developers who disregarding the Growl license and sneakily including it in their programs' installers

 

[pooryou]

Growl is crap, all it does is display an ugly box with text on the screen.
Apple would be idiots to buy this.