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OSX Lion not worth it, not impressed, nothing new
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Though not huge, the new UI behaviors and guestures are bringing some of the polish and fluidity of iOS to OS-X. Even though they're not an earth shattering feature set, they are a welcome improvement to the user experience. Personally, I won't be using LaunchPad, but I can see the tie-in for users transisitioning from iOS. I'm reserving judgment on Mission Control, though I can agree that some form of integration between Spaces and Exposè was needed. There are other nice, though small improvements, that I also welcome.
At any rate, $30 is trivial for an OS upgrade.
Btw: even though there is no speech to text built-in, OS-X has had voice control of many parts of the system for years. You can, for instance, launch apps by name. You can also use voice to access any menu item. Voice Over is available to read many items on screen such as buttons, menus, and dialog box text.
^perfect list.
There's nothing too MAJOR besides the iCloud syncing.
But that's not what will really matter, I think that it's the amazing amount of small things added in Lion that will truly make people more productive. I'd pay $100+ for Lion, I really would. It's the small things that make OS X better than Windows, and it's the small things that will make it even better.
I don't mind the small features that make an OS better but what kinda ticks me off is that Apple fixed things that didn't need fixing.
Expose was fine how it was. Mission Control is kind of a pain to use now. The new added gestures are more difficult than before as well. I find it difficult to launch "Launch Pad" with the 4 finger gesture they have too.
Apple needs get back to basics. No need to make it more complex.
Expose was fine how it was. Mission Control is kind of a pain to use now. The new added gestures are more difficult than before as well. I find it difficult to launch "Launch Pad" with the 4 finger gesture they have too.
Apple needs get back to basics. No need to make it more complex.
People complaining that Lion brings little probably never used OS X < 10.6.
Lion is a bigger update than 10.6 (for the same price), and is comparable to every other OS X paid update in terms of new features (except 10.1, which brought mostly bug fixes), but at a much lower price. :roll eyes:
Lion is a bigger update than 10.6 (for the same price), and is comparable to every other OS X paid update in terms of new features (except 10.1, which brought mostly bug fixes), but at a much lower price. :roll eyes:
It's not worth it really.
It's worth more than the price of Leopard really.
Actually for someone that doesn't have Snow Leopard, Lion costs 60$. Snow Leopard must be installed in order to be able to install Lion.
The reason I'm receiving so much hate for what I posted when I started this thread is because there are a lot of Apple fanboys out there that will rip anyone apart for saying anything bad about Apple. At least I've noticed that recently. It's like these fanboys think Apple can do no wrong or something.
Don't get me wrong, I like Apple products and have used them for years....but come on. With these fractional updates and taking things that already exist and making them "look" new just to get more money from you??
Apple is not impressing me anymore.....my first post says it all.
They just better keep supporting Snow Leopard which is what I have because not only will I not give them my money for the joke called "Lion", I really can't as I use Quicken 2007 extensively which requires Rosetta.
Thank god I got my new MacBook Pro a few weeks ago before this came out.
And before you start, no, the loss of Rosetta isn't fueling my hate towards Lion. Just the fact that there is no innovation in it what so ever. I don't care what Apple says, it is not anything revolutionary like they are trying to say through their PR.
There is plenty of innovation as people have listed. If it doesn't seem to matter to you, then fine. To flatly say it is a waste of money and not an improvement is your opinion.
I think $30 is a pittance and really not worth complaining about.
...and for the love of all that is holy, get a newer version of Quicken already! It's 2011
Dare if you say a word, I'm going to turn into a merciless butcher and go for the final kill, next friday. Mind you that.
First you try to be an ass****, then you try and explain that we shouldn't misunderstand?
For some of you people, the look of the system is more important than any thing. If something doesn't change from outside, you believe that everything is the same.
You are surely free to go to Windows and ask for their help and use other devices and ecosystems.
Keep ignoring the posts in this thread, calling out our opinions for so called 'apple jerks'.
I don't know what to say. You clearly haven't used the system yet and counting the so called flaws.
From AutoSave to Resume, everything is awesome and revolutionary. If full screen apps are not revolutionary to you, you are just no developer to understand the usefulness of this feature. Full screen apps aren't any easy to code and it takes a lot to actually understand the pixel count for UI size variations. You may be way smarter than all of us after all.
Clearly, the system is way easy to use in itself with good UI tweaks which overall improve the functionality and use of the system.
...and for the love of all that is holy, get a newer version of Quicken already! It's 2011
Quicken versions after 2007 remove a lot of functionality I use, especially in tracking investments. Intuit completely ruined Quicken for Mac after the 2007 version. Most people that use Quicken will tell you that.
Maybe I'm wrong in asking this, but why does every OS have to be so massively revolutionary?
I like it when Apple tries to make my day-to-day work more pleasant through all sorts of minor improvements. I was also a bit underwhelmed after the keynote, but then I asked myself what really needed changing in OS X that badly? Couldn't really think of anything outside of the things Lion addresses.
Windows 8 on the other hand does seem to be massively different, but one has to ask how much this is wise? I've seen a lot of Microsoft clientele that can't even get used to the dock-like taskbar in Windows 7. Imagine them being flabbergasted over having to switch between 2 types of UI interfaces, namely tiles and classic.
I'm very progressive minded, but such a thing would probably annoy me a fair bit. They have yet to show their vision on how they're going to marry their tiles (which I like from an aesthetic point of view mind you) with productivity apps like Office. Whatever the end product may be, I can see a lot of office clerks cursing on that one, wishing everything was just a bit less revolutionary...
At the end of the day we have to decide what we want out of our computers, a tool or a hobby. For me, it's a tool.
I like it when Apple tries to make my day-to-day work more pleasant through all sorts of minor improvements. I was also a bit underwhelmed after the keynote, but then I asked myself what really needed changing in OS X that badly? Couldn't really think of anything outside of the things Lion addresses.
Windows 8 on the other hand does seem to be massively different, but one has to ask how much this is wise? I've seen a lot of Microsoft clientele that can't even get used to the dock-like taskbar in Windows 7. Imagine them being flabbergasted over having to switch between 2 types of UI interfaces, namely tiles and classic.
I'm very progressive minded, but such a thing would probably annoy me a fair bit. They have yet to show their vision on how they're going to marry their tiles (which I like from an aesthetic point of view mind you) with productivity apps like Office. Whatever the end product may be, I can see a lot of office clerks cursing on that one, wishing everything was just a bit less revolutionary...
At the end of the day we have to decide what we want out of our computers, a tool or a hobby. For me, it's a tool.
When was I trying to be an ass****??? For saying something bad about Apple??
I do use Windows, a lot actually right on my MBP..... I'd say I use Windows 40% of the time and Mac 60%. It's great having 2 OS's in one machine.
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I know...hence the
...but it kinda proves one of my previous points. This is another case where Apple is being asked to shoulder the responsibility for another company. Intuit messed up their program for many MANY users. Why it is up to Apple to make sure that a 5 year old program made by another company still works on their computers when they have long completed the transition to an entirely different system architecture?
This is Intuit's issue and not Apple's.
You say that you use Windows a lot on your Mac. Does Quicken for Windows offer the functionality that you want? Just asking since I do not use Quicken.
...and yes, I made the same argument when people blamed Microsoft when older programs didn't work with Vista. It was not their problem that software publishers didn't update their programs to work with Vista.
When was I trying to be an ass****??? For saying something bad about Apple?? Like I said, Apple fanboys.........
I do use Windows, a lot actually right on my MBP..... I'd say I use Windows 40% of the time and Mac 60%. It's great having 2 OS's in one machine.
Calling all the people in this thread 'apple fanboys' and much more in the quoted post, who don't seem to agree is being an ass and further an *******.
Good if you use windows. Go for maximum windows usage so that you don't regret Mac OS X at all.
Cheers
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I know...hence the
Ah....gotcha
I'm not going to switch to using Quicken in Windows even if it did keep the functionalities. I only go into Windows when I absolutely have too. Mainly for college, work. I prefer Mac over Windows any day.
I never once stated "Everyone in this thread are Apple fanboys"... I was merely implying the odds were good that there were some in this thread as negative views of Apple on most forums draws lots of hate and attacks against the OP poster of said thread. I didn't see anything else ass****lyness in my posts...
I've obviously touched a nerve with you for the use of "Apple fanboy" which leads me to believe you've been labeled this before. Hmmmmmmmm
So hows this. YOU ARE AN APPLY FANBOY. Now I'm just an ass**** to you
Good day unkind sir 
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