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Buying Leopard on release?
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If it's better than 10.4 then I'll switch back. I'm never going to buy a software product on release, that just makes no sense.
They should give extra stickers to those brave enough to buy it as soon as it comes out. I wouldn't be the first to buy it, in fact I'm still running 10.3.9, which is by-the-way completely polished. I think I might skip straight to 10.5 ( I tried 10.4, found every stinkin' feature and overall wasn't that impressed). Since I'm going to be a few generations of everything behind, I might as well buy a new mac with iLife and 10.5 with it right? I have the last powermac able to run OS 9 and is a G4 with a soon to be outdated OS (as Jaguar is now).
At home, I've installed every version of OSX except for the Public Beta (yes, EVERY one--10.0 through 10.4) literally on release day.
But for work computers (or users who aren't anxious to get used to new features at the possible cost of some pain), I never move to a new OS until I'm confited that it's stable enough "for production". For 10.4, that was around .3 (it was unusually rough around the edges for a major release--got rushed out the door, I think), I don't remember on 10.3, and 10.1 and 10.2 were both pretty much on launch day mostly because they were such drastic improvements over their predecessors.
So I wouldn't be terribly afraid of it, but if you're not determined to be bleeding edge, wating to see how things look from the sidelines and jumpin in at .1 or .2 (or whenever) is probably wise.
But for work computers (or users who aren't anxious to get used to new features at the possible cost of some pain), I never move to a new OS until I'm confited that it's stable enough "for production". For 10.4, that was around .3 (it was unusually rough around the edges for a major release--got rushed out the door, I think), I don't remember on 10.3, and 10.1 and 10.2 were both pretty much on launch day mostly because they were such drastic improvements over their predecessors.
So I wouldn't be terribly afraid of it, but if you're not determined to be bleeding edge, wating to see how things look from the sidelines and jumpin in at .1 or .2 (or whenever) is probably wise.
beckfizzle said:
I'm assuming you did a clean install, in which case it is normal. If you do an upgrade install or an archive and install, your apps will be preserved. I've seen a lot of people recommend against upgrade installs, but I did an upgrade install from Panther->Tiger on my G5 with zero problems. I will most likely do an upgrade install to Leopard on all of my machines when it comes out.
I'll be waiting to see what other people think and of course it also depends on how much money I have at the time.
Well I'll buy it but not install it until I see others and there troubles with it. I think BV has the right thinking about this 
I did the same thing with my iMac as I waited a month to see any issues and then bought it anyway. Hopefully I'll only need one retail and not a family pack as a new MB or MBP is in the future around the New Year
I did the same thing with my iMac as I waited a month to see any issues and then bought it anyway. Hopefully I'll only need one retail and not a family pack as a new MB or MBP is in the future around the New Year 
cwedl said:
That's what I'm doing too... but that will just mean more time till I get my first mac
Yep.
I'll be buying and installing the second it comes out, as I have done since the Public Beta of Mac OS X.
Having said that, these installations are on my main Home Mac.
Actually installing and supporting a 10.x.0 release at work is a different matter. I think we all are aware of early adopter's problems and issues with a brand new release (think of 3rd party hardware support).
Usually I recommend "others" the upgrade to a new version of Mac OS X after a x.2 update has been released, keeping yourself informed using this site and macfixit.com etc.
Must admit I also will be trying the various developer builds of the new OS on "testing Macs" too.
It's gr8 fun keeping up with these builds as you can follow how Apple improves the relases over time. And once you have the "real thing" in your posession, you are already very familiar with it.
I'll be buying and installing the second it comes out, as I have done since the Public Beta of Mac OS X.
Having said that, these installations are on my main Home Mac.
Actually installing and supporting a 10.x.0 release at work is a different matter. I think we all are aware of early adopter's problems and issues with a brand new release (think of 3rd party hardware support).
Usually I recommend "others" the upgrade to a new version of Mac OS X after a x.2 update has been released, keeping yourself informed using this site and macfixit.com etc.
Must admit I also will be trying the various developer builds of the new OS on "testing Macs" too.
It's gr8 fun keeping up with these builds as you can follow how Apple improves the relases over time. And once you have the "real thing" in your posession, you are already very familiar with it.