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Mac OS X 10.4: Tiger

GetSome681 said:
looks like apple is turning into microsoft with the yearly $129 OS upgrade...
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No, that would require Microsoft to release an operating system more than once every 5 years.

Apple's problem is purely a numbering one. If they said that it was Mac OS XIV, people would be excited. Since it's just 10.4, people think that they're overcharging, despite the fact that the upgrades are pretty darn significant.

Oh well. I'm happy to pay my $129 for new goodies every year.
 
Timetable

The timetable for this release seems to be a bit more protracted than with Panther. We're only now just hearing about possible features and just got the big cat name.
There won't be an official announcement until WWDC in June but it seems like Tiger won't see the light of day until MWSF in January.
I can't honestly remember the schedule that Panther followed so I stand to be corrected and would love to be. But I think 2005 is more likely a release date.
Apart from anything else there isn't as much urgency with 10.4.
10.3 FINALLY really did make OSX mature. Now we're looking purely at enhancements and I think Apple can afford to spend a little more time getting things right.
 
Apple is not turning into Microsoft. Apple releases a $129 upgrade every year. Microsoft releases a $300 patch every three years. There's a little bit of a difference. ;)

GetSome681 said:
looks like apple is turning into microsoft with the yearly $129 OS upgrade...
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i love the idea of it being called "Tiger" but there are already too many things out there in the marketing world associated with this animal, Panther is uniquie, thats the only problem i have with this new name....
 
GetSome681 said:
looks like apple is turning into microsoft with the yearly $129 OS upgrade...
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What?

Microsoft does not update yearly.

Windows 95 - 1995
Windows 98 - 1998
Windows XP - 2002
Windows Longhorn - 2006ish

NT3.51 - 1994
NT 4.0 - 1996
Windows 2000 - 1999
Windows XP - 2002
Windows 2003 Server - 2003

How do you figure (and please dont flame me if my dates are exactly right!) that Microsoft does a yearly upgrade? Or that MacOS X upgrades are in line with Microsoft's OS releases
 
Stella said:
I know a few people still on Jaquar, and they are quite happy.
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I am Still runing 10.2.8 and I am very happy. I bought a used Ibook 700 Combo last year that was my frist mac. About a month after I got it 10.3 was released. I didn't want to put out that much for an upgrade so I decided that I will wait and hope for a G5 powerbook and then look at geting a whole new machine. :eek:
 
jgp said:
Tiger is right! They will have a 64 bit OS (close at least) that should worthy of pride! They should name it Cyberian Tiger and it will be a great contrast to Pahther.
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Yep, I agree! Although it doesn't have the "Panther-like" ring to it, I think we will get used to it pretty quick. We got used to the eMac, which didn't sit well with a lot of people, but I own one now and love it. I also convince friends into buying a couple of them, and they love it too.

So, bring on the Tiger, baby!
 
OSX forever?

I like OS updates, and it doesn't really what the name is. Tiger is pretty alright. To be honest, I have a hard time remembering if Panther or Jaguar is the current edition. (I know it's Panther, but I had to think for a minute).

What I'm wondering is this: When will they move on to OS 11? I know the "X' is cool and all, but times change and we must change with them. I suspect that OS 11 will be a step removed from OSX, containing some improvment more dramatic than Expose and improved Finder functionality (although I GURANTEE that "improved finder functionality" will be a major feature of OS 11, and 12, and 13...). Maybe this Big Step is the whole 64 bit thing. Who knows?

Any thoughts? Remember, OSX is already the longest running OS in Apple history, short of System 7 (of course).
 
shabbasuraj said:
i do not care what it is named, as long it continues to evolve for the better, and as long as it improves on Panther, I am happy.....
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there we go. back to reality! thanks shabbasuraj.

i really dont' think we need to "argue" over the name. yes, we want features, but that's not available yet. tiger is fine, ocelot is fine, garfield is fine, i dont' care. we just want features :)
 
chicagoboy said:
Will this update, 10.4, cost users $$$ or is it free?
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It's most likely going to cost ya. I heard that there will be so much new features, it would be crazy to give for free.
 
pair-a-dice said:
So is it going to be a normal tiger or a white tiger? :)
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Really, how cold-hearted can Apple be?

Roy Horn is still in physical therapy 9 hours a day, and Apple just happens to issue an operating system called "Tiger" ?

Have you no shame, Apple? Have you no shame?

;)
 
hey, maybe in 'tiger' FileVault will actually work!!! every 10.3 upgrade i have done i have had the same FileVault problem so i have given up.

forget tiger. . . it should just be hobbes!

oh yeah. . . maybe Steve will drive around a GTO to give some publicity to tiger!
 
I wonder if "Tiger" will have BlueTooth enhancements, and they could call that "Sabertooth"! :D

"Tiger" is a good name -- as others have mentioned it is the biggest cat, and has nice striped patterns, but I would have preferred something less common-sounding, like Puma or Cougar (what was 10.0? I think 10.1 was Cheetah, right?)
 
piles

Has anyone heard anything about the "piles" concept that we were told may be included in panther but wasnt? i always thought it was a good idea. also, what about the 3D desktop unveiled recently by sun? if you havent seen the little movie, you should, i cant remember where i found it
 
Foxer said:
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What I'm wondering is this: When will they move on to OS 11? I know the "X' is cool and all, but times change and we must change with them

...

Any thoughts? Remember, OSX is already the longest running OS in Apple history, short of System 7 (of course).
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I think in Apple's mind, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 are all major upgrades to the OS. So really, its like OSX version 1, version 2 and version 3, like MAc OS System 7, System 8 and System 9.
Something like 10.2.7 to 10.2.8 is an upgrade akin to System 9.1 to 9.2.

That's why in Apple's mind, they charge for an upgrade from 10.2 to 10.3 but not for 10.3.2 to 10.3.3. (like in the old days, they charged from System 8.5 to 9, but not from 9.1 to 9.2).

So in short, we already are on system 11, 12, and 13....
 
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