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OS X 10.10 to Feature 'Flatter' Look, but Not as Stark as iOS 7
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I really don't get it why many people are so resistent to change, especially when the don't know how the end result will look like, and when they know they don't even test it. That's also the reason why many people are still working with stoneaged Windows XP.
People are still working with "stoneaged Windows XP" because XP still runs EVERYTHING that people actually need. Nobody in the industry ever dared to break the compatibility with XP, and even today it still has over 40% market share -- that's how much more than OS X?
I really don't get it why many people are so resistent to change, especially when the don't know how the end result will look like, and when they know they don't even test it. That's also the reason why many people are still working with stoneaged Windows XP.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The main difference between Apple and Microsoft is that Microsoft support their software and products for a lengthy period of time. Much longer than Apple who tends to ditch an OS as soon as its successor is released.
It isn't resistant to change. Its just using a product they like and not changing because there is simply no need to.
Yes. And for a given version of an operating system they don't fire a bunch of programmers and hire a bunch of graphic designers.
I really don't get it why many people are so resistent to change, especially when the don't know how the end result will look like, and when they know they don't even test it. That's also the reason why many people are still working with stoneaged Windows XP.
Because we've seen iOS7? First we had bad graphics, then we had good ones, now we have bad ones again...I guess only people that haven't used computers in the 80ies and early 90ies find 'flat' interesting..
It's supported for 3 more months, then all of them needs to move elsewhere. Similar "impressive" numbers can be found for IE6, it's not a compliment.
You mean support ends three months from now. Considering XP first shipped in 2001 I'm not sure how you don't find that length of support "impressive".
I loved the use of pinstriping as well.
With each new OS X release I find myself installing haxies to bring color back to finder and iTunes. As well as making those damn stop lights bigger so I can actually click them (back to the Snow Leopard size)
It's not impressive if 40% still use a product that is EOLed in 3 months, it's not a compliment to Microsoft that they have not been able to make a compelling reason to upgrade. But some of this is comes down to bureaucratic environments, IE6 isn't used because it's awesome for example.
If developers package as a zip rather than DMG this is a non-issue. Also, the Mac App Store removes this issue completely.
I for one welcome our flat overlords.
I actually find OSx to be slightly lacking on that front. I wouldn't mind a little more intuitiveness to some of the UX and for some things to just be more background.
The Best OS's are the ones that are minimal and get out of the way of doing things you want to do on the computer.
I actually find OSx to be slightly lacking on that front. I wouldn't mind a little more intuitiveness to some of the UX and for some things to just be more background.
The Best OS's are the ones that are minimal and get out of the way of doing things you want to do on the computer.
My wants and needs are different from yours. What an OS should be is subjective. We are all different. That's what makes us unique. My opinion stands.
Try to look at it in the long run.............and I hope you will understand my comment.
Indeed it does. Fortunately, there are multiple choices as to operating systems. So, my advice would be to prepare to change platforms, or expect to be disappointed.
Agreed. Two days ago, I booted the Snow Leopard drive from my dead MacBook Pro on my new MacBook Pro via USB. It was ready at the desktop before I was ready for it. Way faster boot/start time than Mavericks... despite being through USB!!
As for flatness... PLEASE NO!
I don't think that OS X is a resource hog. Mavericks is very optimized and works very well on older Macs too. Of course it runs better on newer hardware, but that's normal. Mavericks had also a main focus, to make the OS more energy efficient. Another goal of the OS was to make hardware with low memory faster. Features like compressed memory help reduce paging, thus improving overall speed.
The more I think about it, the less I understand the "resource hog" thing.
The more I think about it, the less I understand the "resource hog" thing.
Completely agree my 2010 MacBook Pro flies with Mavericks and it's restored about 30% to my battery life too. Best OS X update ever.
I actually tried windows 8 for the first time this week. It's not terrible, but not great. The biggest issue for me is consistence. You open Office for file explore and your ripped into Desktop mode, you click settings and your pulled back to metro. To me, each app should have a metro and desktop version.
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But I don't get the point. I am not against change, but your image doesn't appear to have any added benefits from the change. Is it just change for the sake of change?
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In a purely mathematical sense, it is.
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how 'bout "OS X X.X"
What is sad is that so many people don't know it represents a roman numeral. They see it as "O" "S" "X" "X" "X". People...
Again, it's not. Now if you stated that in regards to decimal fractions or decimal numerical notation then you would be correct as that is a very specific statement that would mean 10.1 = 10.10 = 010.10000 in terms of its value but Apple's versioning is still mathematical in that it increments values systematically.
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Good feedback. That is a bit if my point. It isn't well thought out. They are trying to force something on people no matter the device, and then not being all in or consistent.