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Lion Reviews Are Out: 'Great Value', 'Shakes Things Up', 'Very Few Bugs'

TigerWoodsIV said:
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And I love the Mac OS. These reviews are just too outrageous for me to understand. I was very disappointed because I was looking forward to Lion, and so was a friend of mine who already has downgraded back to Snow Leopard.
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1. Guess that you do not understand then...

2. Downgraded? Really? Too outrageous for me to understand...
 
I am downloading lion right now, I am going to install it on my 13" Mac book pro first, and see if there are any bugs. Then I will install it on my Mac book pro15"
 
weird thing, this new way of scrolling. works fine with the touchpad, but not with the magic mouse (for me)... :eek:
 
I'm anxious, but I use my iMac for work as well (running VMWare with Win-7 as part of my work environment). Are there any Snow Leopard apps (non-Roseetta) that have problems in Lion, or do they work, but just not support some of the new features?

Holding off for now.
 
I haven't run into any bugs yet. I think it is really cool.

I really like the new Mail - I didn't think I would.

My only gripe was having to reverse trackpad finger direction for scrolling. Then I discovered you need only uncheck Natural in System Preferences and you can go back to old habits.

Yes, yes - I know everybody else knew this. OK, I am just a tad SLOW :eek:

Never mock the afflicted...
 
Instead of Apple bragging about full screen apps, a feature that I actually find a step backwards because I need access to menus, dock, etc. what Apple really needs to do FIRST is to fix the problem of the green button when expanding it to full screen.

That is about as effing retarded as the single button mouse. Half the time when pressing it, it only expands somewhat and other times the windows expands but shifts over completely out of place requiring the user to actually drag the window back to a comfortable space.

Green button should do exactly as one would assume; expand to the maximum area, basically, full screen without hiding the dock or menu.
 
i 100% agree with Mossberg, it is quite different than all other operating systems, and takes a bit to get used to. But i have used it for less than 30 mins now and already used to all its changes. And once your used to them its amazing!:apple:
 
There are, however, downsides to anything this new and major. In my view, the biggest of these is that switching to Lion will require a major adjustment even for veteran Mac users, though it will be easier for those who use iPhones or iPads. Lion will significantly increase the learning curve for Windows users switching to the Mac...

Lion is very different. It's a big leap, and gives the Mac a much more modern look and feel for a world of tablets and smartphones. If you are willing to adjust, it's the best computer operating system out there.
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What? No it isn't. The only difference I noticed without looking for one was the lack of a "Save As..." option. Otherwise it seems like the same OS, just faster and snazzier. :)

...well-worth $30, for sure.
 
TigerWoodsIV said:
Are these reviews a joke? I've been running the GM since it came out, and it's buggy and not really any better. Spaces is ruined, not improved. You can't even drag full screen apps around to change the space. I almost downgraded to Snow Leopard. A steal at $29 is a complete lie, it's not a steal if it's free. After a couple updates I'd say it's wort upgrading from Snow Leopard at no cost. The new mail, the idea of full screen apps (but not how these are implemented), and the disappearing scroll bar are nice, but that's not worth $29.
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Full screen apps are their own space. It would be nice to be able to reorder them though. My only problem with full screen apps is that more developers did not take advantage of the beta period to update their Apps. Would be great if chrome and the kindle app worked right.
 
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Small White Car said:
So you're "with" Ars in the sense that you came to the opposite conclusion they did.

Uh...what?
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:D I'm not sure, I was browsing their article, mainly on GUI but "their server melted!" and I have a hard time reading the rest of their review. So I might not actually be with Ars on that one after all.
 
ars technica

ars technica, though it has it's faults like every publication, has always produced OUTSTANDING OS X reviews with every major release, and their Lion review is no different. Yes it is long, yes there are parts you won't understand (most of you anyway, but those parts can be skipped, although still worth reading), but it is extremely detailed and you'll love reading it. I haven't looked at Anandtech's review yet, but they usually bring their A game when it comes to in depth reviews. If the Pogues and Mossbergs of the mainstream media leave your inner geek wanting more, go to ars and go to anandtech, you won't be disappointed.

Edit: don't waste your time and leave yourself short, read the whole damn thing!
 
Definitely many new nice features, but also a lot of nice things from SL disappeared. Certainly not switching back, but it is a bit of disappointment. Mission control especially.
 
Shame Apple removed iSync. All those non iPhones can now longer sync.

Would it have been really too much work to update iSync Apple?

The reviews look positive, but personally, with no iSync, Lion is a no no.

I read ars technica review, which was good. Apple seems to have added some needless candy eye. Glad you can turn on scrollbars always. Usability, with no scrollbars - how do you know if there are more options / files etc, in finder. Its no longer visual.
 
wikus said:
Your reading comprehension skills seem to be very poor. I suggest you look up the word semantics while taking English 101.
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Hmm. I believe you and paolo are the ones that need a better grip on semantics. You just epic failed as an English nazi.
 
A few questions about Lion:

1) Can mission control be completely disabled?
2) Can Spaces be completely disabled?
3) Can Dashboard be completely disabled?
4) If dashboard can be disabled, does it still show a space when using expose?

And the most important question of them all:

5) Does expose work the same way as in SL, that is, hot corner activation, and it organizes ALL current windows onto the screen, UNGROUPED within application (ie, two windows from photoshop show up separately when showing up in expose)???
 
paolo- said:
:D I'm not sure, I was browsing their article, mainly on GUI but "their server melted!" and I have a hard time reading the rest of their review. So I might not actually be with Ars on that one after all.
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Here's the conclusion...you tell me if it's what you think or not:

Ars Technica said:
Even at Ars Technica, a certain percentage of readers just want to know the bottom line about a new operating system. Is this a good release? Is it worth the price and the hassle of installing it? Excluding the first few dog-slow, feature-poor releases of Mac OS X, the answer to all those questions has always been a resounding "yes." Lion continues this tradition, more than earning its $29 price with a raft of new technologies and a substantially revised interface and suite of bundled applications.
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I'm okay with everything apart from the lack of OpenGL updates. The biggest thing for me right now is good 3D support. I know that Apple's implementation uses about 95% of the 3.0 spec and a few from 3.1 and 3.2, but really, there should be a full implementation, it's 2011.

How much longer must we suffer Apple releasing machines with crippled GPUs?
 
Does iDVD play nicely with Lion?

Just wondering if iDVD still works happily on Mac OS X Lion?

I understand that it has been removed from iLife, but if already installed does it still work OK after upgrade?

Thanks in anticipation...
 
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