Pray tell --- how did they get screwed? Did Apple take their money without providing the software, or what?
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Pray tell --- how did they get screwed? Did Apple take their money without providing the software, or what?
Because it hangs (kernel panic) i reinstalled combos an so on (and it was the first clean install since leopard), I had to change from safari to firefox because of the spinning ball of beach.
Because after all in my experience has been the worst OS of Apple in performance, then the stupid launchpad I still don't get it (has Apple any desktop with touchscreen I am not aware off?) and the whole mission control mess the only thing usable is the old expose feature ;P
And because we are still in 10.7.4 revision and the whole OS will be already forgotten in July 2013. So, that means we will be damn lucky if we get 10.7.6 by next year.
Hit one button and the Desktop is normal in Windows 8
Dumb colleagues you have
If only the minus button was still available.
Just downloaded ML, seems very fast!
One question: am I the only one who can't see the Facebook integration build in?
On the Apple website for Mountain Lion's features, it said that Facebook was coming this Fall. I suppose it's not ready yet.
Please somebody answer, I really want to be sure about this!
Does ML create its own recovery partition on every machine? So let's say I want to install it on my brother's Mac with my Apple ID. So, I can make a clean install with a USB drive which I previously created on my Mac. But after I installed it, will it have it's own recovery partition on my brothers Mac too, letting him able to re-install it later if he wants to? Or would he be prompted to log in with my Apple ID in the recovery partition? Because afaik, Macs with pre-loaded OS X Lion don't ask after any Apple ID in the recovery partition. How does the recovery partition know if it is a pre-loaded OS X or one which you purchased from Apple Store and then you made a clean install with it?
Does ML create its own recovery partition on every machine? So let's say I want to install it on my brother's Mac with my Apple ID. So, I can make a clean install with a USB drive which I previously created on my Mac. But after I installed it, will it have it's own recovery partition on my brothers Mac too, letting him able to re-install it later if he wants to? Or would he be prompted to log in with my Apple ID in the recovery partition? Because afaik, Macs with pre-loaded OS X Lion don't ask after any Apple ID in the recovery partition. How does the recovery partition know if it is a pre-loaded OS X or one which you purchased from Apple Store and then you made a clean install with it?
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LOL Again, more FUD.
Reformat your machines. AD bugs were present, that doesn't mean it "didn't work" and SMB works perfectly fine for me and has through Lion into ML.
Try again Troll.
Anything coming from Gawker just isn't serious journalism, and that includes Gizmodo. IMHO their credibility went down the drain long before the iPhone affair: It was when one of their writers used their press credentials and a TV-B-Gone to disrupt presentations. While we could argue about whether it's funny or not, one thing is clear: It's not journalism, it's trolling. So, personally, I just try to ignore their articles as much as possible.
I also don't care much for John Gruber, though for different reasons. The guy is a pundit, which basically means, he's a professional fanboy. His readers want him to defend Apple, so that's what he's going to do, even if it means bending the facts.
That said, I've looking forward to Mountain Lion and will be installing it ASAP. (Which, unfortunately, means waiting until next week or so when my iMac should be be back from the repair shop.
No messing with my MacBook's system while it's the only workhorse in the house.)
You have it backwards. Adobe should know if their products run on OS X ML and not the other way around.
I could have been downloading it for hours and/or running it but instead I have to wait for them to send me a new code during downloading rush hour...
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That guy is beyond ridiculous, and he's one of the main reasons why I removed that website from every RSS feed, etc. and got it completely off my radar.
I now never see Gizmodo anywhere, or anything from any of those horrendous people. Its the good life.
Some of the posts he's made in the past and gotten away with have utterly infuriated me (not just apple stuff), so I have to avoid him at all costs. He literally should be locked away and never allowed to post again.
I quoted you before you added the bit about it being good for business. You're right; I was contesting your statement that "Actually I think it a perfectly reasonable question to ask a manufacturer what their products are compatible with." With as many applications as there are for Mac OS X it's just not reasonable to expect Apple to know if they all run smoothly. After all, they aren't the developers.
I am a huge Mac fan, have been for a very long time. I "HATED" Lion, I'm hoping that I'll like Mountain Lion better. To me, Lion was the worst OSX ever.
It's not like we waited 5 YEARS, and then another 3 YEARS for Apple to update their OS. Even if they did misstep. I'm not a power user so I had no issues with Lion.
Unlike those other guys.
That's not getting screwed, that's being disappointed after getting your hopes up because Apple mistakenly activated the web form a day early.
Mildly annoying? Possibly.
Getting screwed? Hardly.
Can anybody confirm in Office 2008 works with Mountain Lion? How about the Quicken 2007 that they re-released for Lion?
So the fact that I could have had a product when other do just because I typed in my code isn't getting screwed? Tell me the definition.
I was one of the people who did not like Lion.
So much changed, very little improved, all my Server tools broke, and I had to uncheck "Reopen windows when logging back in" every time I logged out or shut down. What a headache.
It took until 10.7.4 to fix the "Reopen windows" dialog. But... my server tools still don't work, and things are still different enough to trip me up as I go back and forth between Lion and older versions on other Macs I work with.
Hopefully 10.8 (about 50% downloaded for me) adds enough new stuff that I don't mind all the changes introduced with 10.7...
So much changed, very little improved, all my Server tools broke, and I had to uncheck "Reopen windows when logging back in" every time I logged out or shut down. What a headache.
It took until 10.7.4 to fix the "Reopen windows" dialog. But... my server tools still don't work, and things are still different enough to trip me up as I go back and forth between Lion and older versions on other Macs I work with.
Hopefully 10.8 (about 50% downloaded for me) adds enough new stuff that I don't mind all the changes introduced with 10.7...
Aside from the iphone and ipad Apple has run out of ideas, partially from being victims to the Intel Roadblock. Dashboard, Expose, and Spaces are the last 3 big things OSX has gotten. Snow Leopard was Leopard fine tuned for Intel and rightfully so. Lion brought next to no enhancements and Mountain Lions upgrades are laughable. Apple should close Apple and rename it Apple Mobile Inc.
Jesus Diaz is an ass and is half the reason Gizmodo has taken a dump over the past year and a half. Proves the point any mouth breather that can type can write for a tech blog.
Apple is hiring
Maybe you can bring your genius out from behind the genius bar and come up with the next great thing that will satisfy every critic and keep shareholders happy.
Maybe you can bring your genius out from behind the genius bar and come up with the next great thing that will satisfy every critic and keep shareholders happy.
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