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Mac OS X Lion to Have User Interface Overhaul?

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Last year, Apple provided the public with a sneak peak and the next major version of Mac OS X (Lion). Steve Jobs showed off only a few of the new features that were inspired by iOS:
"Lion brings many of the best ideas from iPad back to the Mac, plus some fresh new ones like Mission Control that Mac users will really like," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Lion has a ton of new features, and we hope the few we had time to preview today will give users a good idea of where we are headed."
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Apple promised that Mac OS X Lion would ship in the summer of 2011, but we've haven't heard any updates since that initial preview.

Today, TechCrunch offers a rather vague piece indicating that they've heard that Mac OS X Lion developer beta seeding should begin soon. They also suggest that there will be a user interface change amongst other surprises:
And while we already know some of the new features thanks to Apple’s preview, there are still a few surprises, apparently. One of these is a much-anticipated UI overhaul. But that means that developers are going to need to be ready when it rolls out. And along those lines, we’re hearing that a developer beta should begin soon.
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While we might normally dismiss such a vague claim, we've also heard whispers that Lion may begin seeding soon. The additional claim that Lion will have an overhauled user interface is also easy to accept. Early analysis of the Lion preview showed several early user interface changes with scrollbars and the dock. Apple also said that there would be a "ton of new features" in Lion that they haven't yet revealed. Mac OS X Lion is expected to launch in this summer.

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Can't wait!

We haven't had any major interface changes since Leopard was released in 2007.
 
Hopefully we will see something interesting soon. I was really underwelmed by the earlier preview. The only thing that interested me was the Mac app store and we already got that with snow leopard.
 
New user interface?

The dock will be at the top and the menu bar at the bottom. The menus go up!

I remember windows users claiming their OS of choice was "superior" to Mac OS because you could resize a window by grabbing any corner; not just one.

LOL
 
PBF said:
I bet it's gonna look more and more like iOS with each single release.

Also, can't wait to install 10.7b1 on my primary machine. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!! :D
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You would put a beta 1 on your primary machine? Hopefully you have more than one bootable drive on that thing.
 
what is the probability of full Open GL 4.0 support?

I can't wait for hackintoshers to get their hands on the first beta!
 
ten-oak-druid said:
New user interface?

The dock will be at the top and the menu bar at the bottom. The menus go up!

I remember windows users claiming their OS of choice was "superior" to Mac OS because you could resize a window by grabbing any corner; not just one.

LOL
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And you think that's not better?
 
If Lion becomes locked-down like iOS, bye bye Mac. Just seems like that's the way it's headed. Not something I'm thrilled about. I already don't like their terms and conditions for iOS and refuse to code for it. Not going to be happy with the nickel-and-dime parade coming to the desktop.
 
Mr. Gates said:
I see the same icons in the dock as on the desktop...

Why ?

This is looking more like an OS for people who are totally computer illiterate
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This is what we call an alpha or beta version.

AwakenedLands said:
If Lion becomes locked-down like iOS, bye bye Mac. Just seems like that's the way it's headed. Not something I'm thrilled about. I already don't like their terms and conditions for iOS and refuse to code for it. Not going to be happy with the nickel-and-dime parade coming to the desktop.
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Steve Jobs (Back to the Mac Event in regards to the Mac App Store): "It won't be the only place to get apps but we think it'll be the best."
 
Please don't tell me that there are going to be application icons all over the desktop.... if so I hope it's an option to turn off. I like setting my desktop to be how I like it to be. If i want it with icons in a grid pattern, I'd make it like that.
 
AwakenedLands said:
If Lion becomes locked-down like iOS, bye bye Mac. Just seems like that's the way it's headed. Not something I'm thrilled about. I already don't like their terms and conditions for iOS and refuse to code for it. Not going to be happy with the nickel-and-dime parade coming to the desktop.
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Same. If it becomes apple-approved this and apple-approved that, I'm out. Or I'll just chill with SL until it's completely outdated. I'd rather not have to jailbreak my computer to be able to use it properly.
 
tigress666 said:
Please don't tell me that there are going to be application icons all over the desktop.... if so I hope it's an option to turn off. I like setting my desktop to be how I like it to be. If i want it with icons in a grid pattern, I'd make it like that.
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They aren't sitting on your desktop. You click on an icon in your dock that's called "LaunchPad" and it shows you all of your apps.
 
Give to me. Now.


And people, it's still going to be OS X. I don't really think the fears of it being your iPhone on a desktop are based on anything substantial.
 
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