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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Launched 15 Years Ago Today With '0 New Features'
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Some MacBook Airs had Snow Leopard on USB in the box, Lion was the only one that had the option for retail (and no option for a disk, it was either App Store download or USB and most people just did the App Store download making the USBs somewhat rare and collectable – I have one).
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Or have a version called macOS Professional that allows customising software updating policies on user side so they have control how often the update will be installed. In addition, delay new feature roll out for this version for at least 6 months, giving business users ample opportunity to test the newer release before rolling out new features. Allow installers to customise what to be installed in macOS and what not to, so unwanted components don’t even exist in the base system, and more.
Workplaces can prevent users from installing MacOS updates until the IT department approves the update, this is a feature which already exists.
heck id settle for just rolling back to system preferences
maybe it's nostalgia or maybe it's atrocious phone ui design for children infecting everything
maybe it's nostalgia or maybe it's atrocious phone ui design for children infecting everything
I skipped all versions from Yosemite to Big Sur because I disliked the flat design.
My old Mac only supports up to High Sierra and I didn't upgrade my old Mac from Mavericks to High Sierra until I bought a new one since there were some issues with the Migration Assistant going from Mavericks directly to Monterey.
Currently on Monterey because that's what my new Mac came with and I'm stuck here because I don't want the new System Settings. Big Sur and up really accelerated the iOS-ification of Mac
Back when macos didn’t bring any new features for 3 years straight and everybody was happy nonetheless. Steve’s Apple at its best…
I wonder what would happen if they took a similar approach at macos today, like - one year new features, next year stability improvements. Or heck, why not polish the system continously for the next two years. It soo needs it, hot pile of mess. I doubt anyone would complain. What Apple has been throwing at us for the past few years are mostly little featurettes that could have been released as a part of an incremental update anyway.
I wonder what would happen if they took a similar approach at macos today, like - one year new features, next year stability improvements. Or heck, why not polish the system continously for the next two years. It soo needs it, hot pile of mess. I doubt anyone would complain. What Apple has been throwing at us for the past few years are mostly little featurettes that could have been released as a part of an incremental update anyway.
That was such a rock-solid release. Mac OS has been buggy ever since Lion, and while the features are cool, I really miss that reliability that’s not existed since Snow Leopard.
Mediocre for users which Apple sees no value, but great for shareholders which gives Apple money to thrive and grow. Tim Cook is the best person to make stakeholders happy, but arguably the worst person to keep customers happy. Sadly, we are in a world where customers are nothing. Absolutely nothing for those megacorps.
Shareholders ain’t gonna be happy. In fact, I bet they are going to be furious if they realise Apple doesn't want to release any new feature for a whole year, as fixing bugs wont wow potential new customers, which hinder company growth. But by Then Apple would carry years worth of trash and left behind bugs in their code base to move along, eventually hitting a point where they are forced to do so anyway while enduring the wrath from shareholders accusing them why they don’t fix their software sooner.
What can I say? People invest in Apple, so they have some influence on how Apple should move forward.
macOS has sort of been downhill from that release. so many more bugs and bloat. Same with iPadOS and iOS.
Shareholders will be furious if Apple takes pro-customer approach. I can’t think of any other outcome.
I miss the look and feel of the old OS. It was a showoff compared to the modern ones. Would love a skinning system for Mac OS to easily switch to more retro looks. I remember back then there were way more apps for customizing things. Apple killed off practically all that. Way to go.
This should not be limited to just workplace, but to anyone who wants more control over when and how the update gets installed. WFH workers will appreciate it.
I can only wish Apple would reverse course on all of the grey and light grey on white off white and what not poor contrast stuff in the operating system.
Snow Leopard was fantastic, it was fast stable and colorful. I still have it on G4 Cubes and a mac mini. It is a breath of fresh air to use it nowadays. Everything is in color. Finder supports custom icons and color. Control Panel is as you expect it. ... Love the old iTunes too.
Snow Leopard was fantastic, it was fast stable and colorful. I still have it on G4 Cubes and a mac mini. It is a breath of fresh air to use it nowadays. Everything is in color. Finder supports custom icons and color. Control Panel is as you expect it. ... Love the old iTunes too.
I know everyone is praising Snow Leopard, but it wasn't really stable and brilliant until 10.6.7 / 10.6.8.
G4 Cube can't run Snow Leopard.
You can increase contrast in System Settings today on new Macs.
Who remembers when Apple released updates that made Mac OS better for usability?
pepperidge farms remembers
pepperidge farms remembers
I'd love Apple to do a Snow Leopard again. Will never happen, modern Apple software is a ****show.
Crazy to think there was ever a time when tech companies charged us to update operating systems… I loved Snow Leopard though and the wallpapers that shipped with it are still among my favorites that Apple ever did and I was so giddy when I found online a few years back someone remastered them in 5K. I remember watching WWDC that summer as a kid just starting to get into programming and thinking what a jam packed update this was going to be, only to later learn that the more casual user was not as thrilled about Grand Central Dispatch parallel thread processing as I was 
Yah, but I don't miss the days of multiple CDs and staying at work until midnight to reinstall a system! Or finding/ typing in those registration numbers.
I watch old Steve keynotes like they‘re movies; they’re just entertaining and enjoyable. A nice escape to a very-much-missed time gone by.