It's one of the reasons why I went back to/refuse to buy anything Apple when I needed a new computer. It became really annoying not being able to run certain things unless I upgraded. I almost submitted to it a couple of times, but eventually I sold my Mac.
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It's one of the reasons why I went back to/refuse to buy anything Apple when I needed a new computer. It became really annoying not being able to run certain things unless I upgraded. I almost submitted to it a couple of times, but eventually I sold my Mac.
Upgrading in not a nightmare on a newer machine. Upgrading a 5+ year old machine is not worthwhile for a lot of users. And Windows is used on tens of millions of machines in the business world and they just don't upgrade every time something new comes out. That would be a nightmare, and an expensive one at that.
why would they need to pay $129. Snow Leopard has been and still is $29... hardly a large expense in the scheme of owning any smartphone these days.
Uncle Steve does this for your own good. He wants you to have a new computer. And he wants your wallet.
Shocked to see Microsoft getting into what some frequent posters refer to as the "iToys" business.
First of all, officially the only way to upgrade from 10.4 to 10.6 is to upgrade to 10.5 first or use the $129 Mac Box Set version of 10.6. This is ofcourse BS since the Mac Box Set version is the exact same version as the retail version but this is the officially supported solution and what we told the customers.
Secondly, you might have missed that I was talking about a PowerPC MacBook, not an Intel MacBook, and 10.6 won't even run on PPC, so all customers with PPC MacBooks have no other choice but to buy the 10.5 upgrade, if they can even find it (AppleCare can offer it when needed, but it costs $129 like it always has).
At first I thought that was a screenshot of a new version of Windows Media Center, a program that works great with a remote control but not so great with a keyboard and mouse. I don't mind that on my HTPC, but wouldn't want it for a PC where I'm trying to do work.
since both are the same, there is no need to buy the $129 version, that was my point
yep i did
Agreed, but I was talking about Apple's official stance, which is what customers get when they call AppleCare, and Apple's official stance is that you can't get away with just $29 when upgrading from 10.4 to 10.6. I don't think that's very nice behaviour from Apple since they're basically lying the customer to his/her face.
agreed 100% they are just cashing in on the less knowledgeable and trying to milk "2" upgrades from people who skipped Leopard.
I think iOS is an operating system that is derived from Mac OS X, with some things left out and other things added and not just a layer on top if it. And you?
I think iOS is OS X with a different GUI. I think Win8 is Win7 with two GUIs you can choose between. A GUI is, after all, just an app.
I got an iPod Touch given to me and then found out that I had to upgrade my iBook from Tiger to Leopard in order to just install the updates. Yep, I was annoyed.
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I neighbor, who is 83 years old, got a new computer a couple of weeks ago. He used to have an old XP box but it got to slow and the new box came with windows7. He stopped by every other night with tons of questions because he e.g. couldn't figure out how to get his windows back after he minimized it. Overall it were many small changes that totally confused him - and I had to show everything several times because he was so used to XP and couldn't get used to windows7. But now I think he got it, since he doesn't ask that many questions anymore.
My point is: Small changes like the windows7 update already confused him a lot - giving him Windows8 will be a nightmare for him. Eventually he will get used to it - but especially older people don't adjust that easily to new things.
yep i did
Just realized, this was my mistake, there never was such a thing as a PPC MacBook, I meant iBook, sorry
XP can't upgrade to Windows 7
There was another post that said that a 5 year old PC could have a Core 2 Duo - almost true, the Core 2 was released in July 2006.
There's a good chance that a 4½ year old PC would have a Core 2 - just like some of today's Apples.
Just to point out the obvious, but you can't upgrade the OS directly from XP to Windows 7. You must do a clean install.
You could upgrade to Vista, then upgrade to Windows 7 - but the clean install is probably simpler, safer and faster.
But Microsoft isn't neglecting their computer stuff to focus on toys - Microsoft can multi-task and develop two things at once.
There was another post that said that a 5 year old PC could have a Core 2 Duo - almost true, the Core 2 was released in July 2006.
There's a good chance that a 4½ year old PC would have a Core 2 - just like some of today's Apples.
Just to point out the obvious, but you can't upgrade the OS directly from XP to Windows 7. You must do a clean install.
You could upgrade to Vista, then upgrade to Windows 7 - but the clean install is probably simpler, safer and faster.
Shocked to see Microsoft getting into what some frequent posters refer to as the "iToys" business.
But Microsoft isn't neglecting their computer stuff to focus on toys - Microsoft can multi-task and develop two things at once.
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I consider my self an Apple fan boy, but this new offering from Microsoft looks pretty amazing. I agree with many in here, the static app icons on the home page needs revamped if Apple wants to continue it's rising stardom.
I have no intention of leaving Apple because of any particular OS, but they can't sit around content with the status quo. I hope they bring the heat on 6 June 11.
I have no intention of leaving Apple because of any particular OS, but they can't sit around content with the status quo. I hope they bring the heat on 6 June 11.
I don't know. I'm using our old 2003 Windows Desktop with XP and it works exactly like the day we bought it...seems to last a long time. We just added a new monitor and mouse throughout the years. This computer is 8 years old and works perfectly so I'm not sure about your devices. (though I know you said not all of them are unusable)
Gosh, talk about a twisted perspective! Apple decided to make Snow Leopard a cheap upgrade to Leopard, while asking people with older versions of OS X to essentially pay full price, which they had every right to do. But to make installation a simple one-step process for everyone, they didn't force you to install Leopard first. So if you chose to skip Leopard, you did so illegally, but Apple placed no technical hurdle in your way. The same if you bought a single license copy of OS X and then installed it on 100 office computers. It's more or less an honour system.
Would you have preferred Apple forced you to activate every licence like Microsoft or Adobe? Perhaps you'd also prefer to pay Windows prices for OS X?
There was no mentioning of an upgrade in the license. Apple sold it as an upgrade but the license did not prohibit you from installing it on a machine without a Leopard license.
Well Done MS
This UI looks very cool.
Just hope it works as smoothly once it's put under pressure.
The BIG plus for me is absence of faux leather or wood planking or those other truly awful iOS backgrounds, I know it's only eye candy but sometimes that actually matters.
This UI looks very cool.
Just hope it works as smoothly once it's put under pressure.
The BIG plus for me is absence of faux leather or wood planking or those other truly awful iOS backgrounds, I know it's only eye candy but sometimes that actually matters.