Live Coverage of Apple's 'Back to the Mac' Media Event

[dazed]

its funny how high peoples expectations are to these apple events.

Granted todays announcements were a snoozefest but if people didn't expect the next version of OS X to revolutionize the world, end world debt and cure cancer there wouldn't be so many disappointed people around here.

a lesson to be learnt is that just because Steve Jobs thinks it amazing, doesn't make it so.

 

[likemyorbs]

I don't get what so many people have an issue with. Lion looks great, the app store is just a collective place for mac apps, its convenient and its not the only way to get apps. Don't worry, you won't have to jailbreak your macbook any time soon. The only problem i have is with the price of the MBA's. wayyyy overpriced, which sucks because it will probably be my next computer. not until next summer of course.

 

[Castiel]

So, I'm a Windows guy...but OS X is just now getting the ability to run application in full screen?

You mean Windows finally had the ability to run properly?

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

So, I'm a Windows guy...but OS X is just now getting the ability to run application in full screen?

No. It's application to application right now, as in it's up to developers to add a full screen mode (which is fairly common and mainly used where it would be useful). However, it looks like Apple will be adding fullscreen mode to most of their applications that previously did not have said feature, like Preview. iPhoto already had a full screen mode it's simply more robust now.

You mean Windows finally had the ability to run properly?

Good one.

 

[omenatarhuri]

You mean Windows finally had the ability to run properly?

No reason to be like that, it struck a lot of people odd how Steve put an emphasis on the full-screen bit. Full screen is de facto in desktop computing and has been ever since DOS and whatever the Macs had going back then.

Even Steve seemed to hesitate a bit when he told us about these things, because he knew its already been around forever.

However, it looks like Apple will be adding fullscreen mode to most of their applications that previously did not have said feature, like Preview.

Than this is not an OS X feature, but an Apple applications feature.

 

[bobob]

Full screen is de facto in desktop computing and has been ever since DOS and whatever the Macs had going back then.

I disagree - - I would say that overlapping windows has been de facto in desktop computing.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Than this is not an OS X feature, but an Apple applications feature.

I think you're having a hard time understanding what exactly an operating system is. It's not just the background and sandbox environments. Preview, Safari, Disk Utility are all part of the OS, even if they're not integral parts.

 

[marco114]

I think the majority of people are worried that Apple will start restricting the desktop just like they do the iPhone and iPads. That would be a disaster for the Mac platform.

I was thinking today and it might be a neat feature of the OS to have a "Simple Mode" or have thinner desktops that have the iOS as default so users that don't need all the bells and whistles of the full OS have the simple MacOS... just a thought.

I could also see the potential of having more simplified devices, like the Kitchen computer that has recipies and grocery lists, and the automotive computer that has GPS, Phone, Music and some other cool apps. They could all run on iOS. I'm trying to envision where Apple might go with all this technology.

-Marc

 

[omenatarhuri]

I think you're having a hard time understanding what exactly an operating system is. It's not just the background and sandbox environments. Preview, Safari, Disk Utility are all part of the OS, even if they're not integral parts.

Thank you for the concern, but I do know what an OS is.

Preview, Safari and Disk Utility are applications that ship with the operating system, but are not a part of it. Surely you realize this if you know that you can install Safari on Windows and you can uninstall it from OS X.

What I meant previously is that they could add this 'full screen' mode to any of their applications and push the update through software update to Snow Leopard users. Switching between the applications in full screen modes is an OS X feature.