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Why do I need Leopard?

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Maynerd

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I took a look at the apple site about the future release of Leopard. Nothing really stood out for me as very exciting or necessary reason to upgrade. Am I missing something or is this just a minor upgrade to tiger?
 
There are a lot of significant developer upgrades like Objective C 2.0 and Core Animation. Applications written using these technologies will only run on Leopard.

And that's assuming you don't want the improved built in apps, the resolution independent display technologies...

Buy you don't NEED Leopard
 
Time Machine looks amazingly useful (especially for those of us who are weak at backing up data ) and Xcode looks really really cool, but if you're don't program you wouldn't care.
 
well certainly you don't need leopard,
but... spaces well be very nice, about time that was built in, and the new Mail and iCal will be great for me, those can always use improvements. and as said already, Core Animation will only be available on leopard, so if any apps start using it, or any of the other upgraded components, it will be needed.
 
I'll probably upgrade anyways since I'm a tech geek. This is my first apple since the apple iie and I'm digging it. I was just wondering what in the next release I should be excited about. 🙂
 
Eraserhead said:
Time Machine looks amazingly useful (especially for those of us who are weak at backing up data ) and Xcode looks really really cool, but if you're don't program you wouldn't care.
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Time Machine and iChat is something I'm looking forward too 🙂
 
Vista flopped today. Hopefully Leopard does NOT flop when it is announced "this spring", but if it does, well, then Google will announce an OS and take computing into the future - where Apple and MS have failed to do.

Haha! 😉

No, seriously, Vista's introduction really was underwhelming, if you ask me. And I think/hope Leopard is going to really WOW us - unlike Vista. Poor Bill Gates - bless his heart 😀 I almost feel sorry for the guy today after watching the Vista launch. But then I think of how rich he is and I don't feel sorry any more 😀
 
MacVault said:
Vista flopped today. Hopefully Leopard does NOT flop when it is announced "this spring", but if it does, well, then Google will announce an OS and take computing into the future - where Apple and MS have failed to do.

Haha! 😉

No, seriously, Vista's introduction really was underwhelming, if you ask me. And I think/hope Leopard is going to really WOW us - unlike Vista. Poor Bill Gates - bless his heart 😀 I almost feel sorry for the guy today after watching the Vista launch. But then I think of how rich he is and I don't feel sorry any more 😀
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I dunno I thought vista was pretty cool when I checked out the beta. I think there much more of a reason for someone to upgrade to vista from XP than an upgrade from tiger to leopard. IMHO
 
The big potential win is having key OS X components optimized for x86 processors, resulting in significant performance boosts. If that's true, then that's more important than all the high-profile features.
 
I'm in no hurry to transition from Tiger to Leopard. And, it seems to me that the disparity between Tiger and Leopard isn't nearly so dramatic as it is between XP and Vista.
 
valdore said:
I'm in no hurry to transition from Tiger to Leopard. And, it seems to me that the disparity between Tiger and Leopard isn't nearly so dramatic as it is between XP and Vista.
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I don't see a whole lot of change from XP to Vista. What are you referring to?
 
junkster said:
The big potential win is having key OS X components optimized for x86 processors, resulting in significant performance boosts. If that's true, then that's more important than all the high-profile features.
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Plus it's 64-bit enabled for the C2D to take advantage of, no?
 
I won't be upgradeing for about 7-9 years. Milk out Tiger, then update to whatever we're using then.

And while I'm at it, Max Out this Mini. Or buy a new computer. Depends how much HD space is needed and how Much RAM is needed. because even if the minimum for OS XI(?) is 2 gigs of RAM, hey. The mini can take 2 gigs right? Yep, I'm set for a while...
 
Maynerd said:
I took a look at the apple site about the future release of Leopard. Nothing really stood out for me as very exciting or necessary reason to upgrade. Am I missing something or is this just a minor upgrade to tiger?
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I don't know ... Why do you even need a computer?

compuwar said:
Plus it's 64-bit enabled for the C2D to take advantage of, no?
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I don't get you people ... what's "64-bit enabled" about it ... it's just "64-bit" ... I don't see how 32-bit operating systems are 64-bit disabled ...

Besides, G5 = 64-bit, so Tiger must = 64-bit, right? 😕
 
64 bit

Maynerd said:
I took a look at the apple site about the future release of Leopard. Nothing really stood out for me as very exciting or necessary reason to upgrade. Am I missing something or is this just a minor upgrade to tiger?
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I understand it is a 64 bit OS and if you have a 64 bit processor ... that is a big deal in it self...
 
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