Wait, people actually install and use the crapware that comes with their hard drives?
You will be surprised on how many people actually do.
Wait, people actually install and use the crapware that comes with their hard drives?
Absolute rubbish - they didn't even need to update their software, they just needed to test and warn people.
DP1 was released on June 10. Parallels managed to test and update Parallels Desktop 8 to run on Mavericks by June 17. 1 week for a much larger and more complex piece of software:
http://forum.parallels.com/showthre...Mavericks-10-9&p=689723&viewfull=1#post689723
They then got version 9 with full Mavericks host and guest support out the door 5 weeks before the GM hit.
I had a Western Digital 2TB just fail on me the other day and I am running Mavericks. Lost all my data. HDD was nearly full.
I guess I'm glad that I've never, ever, used HDD manufacturer software before. I've always let the OS (OS X and Windows) manage the drives.
Looks like WD didn't even bother to test their software before Mavericks shipped.
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If you have a computer or device that has important information on it, it must be backed up. All drives have a limited lifespan and are subject to failure. You lost those files.
I mean one could argue that WD should have offered updated software that works with Mavericks, but the problem is this case who really is pro-active making sure pre-existing software is compatible with a new OS version.
WD software worked fine pre-Mavericks, and obviously Apple changes something that breaks that software. This should not be tolerated by an OS vendor, and in fact this has not been a significant issue on Windows for years now. Since pretty much XP Microsoft stop the process of always expecting software vendors to have to make OS specific adjustments to their software pre or post OS release.
I know Apple wants to always be bleeding edge, and the changes made probably optimizes disk I/O at some level, but you just cant randomly change kernel, driver and SDK at will every time you update your OS and Apple has to start respecting developers by stopping this constant need to change everything under the hood and then having every software vendor have to deal with the aftermath months after a release.
I can't stand companies that won't test their applications unless it's on a released version of the OS. All WD had to do was spend $99 for the developer program and their software could have been tested with one computer and avoided this whole mess. In the end, they are going to blame Apple.
I worked for a company once that did that. Their reasoning was that they won't give up the resources to test on an unreleased OS. I happen to believe that they're just cheapskates.
Best solution is to get with the times and stop using spinning hard drives.
And thats why I'll never be the first to upgrade to any OS.
Best solution is to get with the times and stop using spinning hard drives.
Unfortunately, that's why you don't use WD. Any drive manufacturer REQUIRING additional drive management software for features that are already in your OS (disk sleep, etc), is just that -- not compatible with your OS.
I got rid of my last WD drive & Smart Ware a while ago and NEVER looked back. I sent them feedback about this at their website, but they persist with annoying and what should be unnecessary software - as I told them - to the detriment of their customers' experience.
WD was always incompatible and their workaround failed.
WD = Went Dead
Unless you have a tons of money to threw around for a full blown regression test to find the bug. You again are showing how little you understand development time tables and cost.
Apple should not be breaking software on update.
It also does not mean it would of been caught either. Apple has a long record of screwing developers.