I liked how SL has the "Customize" option when doing a clean install, so you can deselect the languages you don't need or printer drivers.
Why does Lion disable that
Why does Lion disable that
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No "customize" in Lion OS X :'(
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I liked how SL has the "Customize" option when doing a clean install, so you can deselect the languages you don't need or printer drivers.
Why does Lion disable that
From what I have read the customize option only is for Lion server. Maybe if you download the server part of Lion then the button becomes active. I compared the install size of Lion and Snow Leopard and Lion definately takes less hard disk space.
Most of the changes in Lion are ones that have to do with aesthetics and options.
Apple is clearly very uncomfortable with the words choice and options. If these two existed in either their philosophy or vocabulary, there wouldnt be so many threads with so many unsatisfied users with their locked down experience of Lion.
The more apple progresses, the less choice we have. Its never drastic, but over the years small steps have been taken on apples part to control YOUR experiences as much as possible.
Apple *should* bring back the options to bring back a customized install. Not everyone needs all the extras installed on their computer. I for one keep my installations of OS X to a bare minimum. Its for reasons like that, that I give (or gave) Apple so much credit, for doing certain things right.
But the more I use apple, the more I feel like im having my hand held through my experience. I'm not a noob. I'm a power user. I need options.
Apple is clearly very uncomfortable with the words choice and options. If these two existed in either their philosophy or vocabulary, there wouldnt be so many threads with so many unsatisfied users with their locked down experience of Lion.
The more apple progresses, the less choice we have. Its never drastic, but over the years small steps have been taken on apples part to control YOUR experiences as much as possible.
Apple *should* bring back the options to bring back a customized install. Not everyone needs all the extras installed on their computer. I for one keep my installations of OS X to a bare minimum. Its for reasons like that, that I give (or gave) Apple so much credit, for doing certain things right.
But the more I use apple, the more I feel like im having my hand held through my experience. I'm not a noob. I'm a power user. I need options.
Customize is not needed because it only loads what it needs, if you in the future need a feature that wasn't installed by default, it will download it for you.
Customize was a feature that allowed you to deselect components, well those components are not being installed at this point.
Customize was a feature that allowed you to deselect components, well those components are not being installed at this point.