Well... I'm glad my MP is humming away with the new firmware update and that it's humming great. I'm also glad Apple is not like Dell or any of the other hardware companies where they release a firmware update after several months (if lucky), saying "yeah, we'll release a firmware update soon, or now... not now, but soon, a bit later, yeah, in a couple months". It's just good to know Apple released it and to hear things are running smooth.
Agreed!
I'm also happy with Apple's handling of the reboot-on-wake problem. I'm also very happy I didn't inconvenience myself or Apple by returning my Mac Pro one or more times like some people on this list in order to "fix" the problem with sleep. The new system was fixed in the same quarter that it was released and that's not too bad compared to other computer vendors.
I guess I understand Apple's reluctance to communicate each and every bug's status and manage customer's expectations via forums or blogs; I think that works well for small companies but it doesn't scale well IMHO. At the larger scales, these methods will eat up resources and money that could be better put to fixing the bugs and well, profits.
Aside from the reboot on wake issue, the system was from my perspective very well built and and bug free; and the sleep on wake issue didn't actually prevent me from getting work done. Yes, the workarounds caused more power consumption and/or longer start-up times, but I was still able to use the system to its fullest during the first quarter of 2008.
My 2 cents.
