no idea if anyone's ever mentioned this (i have LOL), but i would like that, when i trash a .dmg, that it automatically ejects it's disk image...
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No that is not what I am saying at all. It is technical accounting laws regarding legal compliance about how products are sold. It has nothing to do with the size of the updates or the lifespan of the hardware. Sarbanes is a legal requirement that Apple needs to comply with.
It's not like that. Apple had to fight to (believe it or not) get iOS updates for iPods free.
It's not as simple as Apple deciding to charge only one or two dollars. It's THE law, not Apple's law. Complicated and sort of unnecessary in these cases, I know, but hey.
That explains why I paid for the app store update on my 1st Gen iPod way back then. Thanks for the clarification. I would think they would be happy to give software away for free
I would think they would be happy to give software away for free
I would think so too. Trouble is that isn't always possible.
It wouldn't be OS X 11. OS X 10.0 wasn't the tenth version of Mac OS X, but the first. It would be Mac OS X 10.9 - Mac OS 11 / Mac OS XI 11.0
Currently using Mountain Lion - how is it like a giant iPad? Look at Microsoft and Windows 8 - that's what you fear. Apple isn't pushing anything like that on us. Launchpad is useful, but you don't have to use it.
Full screen apps are pretty cool, though I personally don't use them. As for notes and reminders? They're great and they don't feel like iPad apps forced into OS X.
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How are scroll bars useless? They have a use..
Mountain Lion isn't like a giant iPad, but Apple is pushing OS X towards iOS. With every new version comes more iOS features. With Windows 8 you have the option to use Metro or the standard desktop.
Actually, with Windows 8 you have to use the Metro UI, if nothing else but a Start Menu replacement.
You're right though, iOS features are being added to the Mac, but I don't think this is a bad thing, as the OS is still designed for keyboards and mice.
They did away with the desktop? I though you could still use that in Windows 8?
I just wish Apple would stop with the iOS features.
He never said that - he said you had to use Metro (although it's not called that anymore) as a Start Menu replacement - in fact it's the default starting point IIRC.
it will simply be called iOSX until such time as both OSX and iOS are fully merged.
That's my opinion and I'm stickin' to it.
I tried Windows 8 and hated it. Doing away with the Start menu, and forcing you to switch between full-screen tablet mode and standard Windows mode is a big step backwards.
+1 on that, if you are putting it in the trash, the OS should be smart enough to know you are done with the disk image.
How about an OS that allows a $3k laptop to not stutter when performing basic animations? That would be swell.
They could just keep the same name and call it a yearly update for that same version and keep it free, right? Like 10.8 and then the 10.8 2012 update.
The accounting laws related to SOX don't just allow you to rename a product and magically qualify it for subscription based accounting like iOS. You actually need a justification explaining how your product is based on something like a subscription. iOS qualifies since it's tied to the iPhone which is tied to a cellular plan.
Accounting laws and SOX are very complex and are designed so that you cannot just use loopholes like you propose.
Pretty ridiculous (stupid) that laws exist that keep you from giving something away for free.
From what little I learned about SOX when I was in college many years ago, was that there were very good reasons for SOX to exist when it was enacted and alot of compliancy. If you remember the Enron scandal, SOX came from that.
You should read about it before you blindly criticize it.
In the end it boils down to how things are accounted - either all up front or based on annal accounting. You have to justify your accounting methods. Apple had to fight to give away iOS updates for non cell phones. Doing so for a computer OS is not going to happen in this market given Apple's biggest competitor accounts for it the same way.
Wishlist
Seconding or thirding other suggestions like ... modernizing the file system (ZFS+, etc), Siri.
- Would like the ability maybe in preferences somewhere to disable notification center, launchpad in a way where they also do not consume any system resources.
- Safari: love the speed, hate the interface. So would like to see more ability for the user to customise the interface in 10.9
- Migration assistant - add the ability to select which Apps are migrated.
Just my .02
Seconding or thirding other suggestions like ... modernizing the file system (ZFS+, etc), Siri.
- Would like the ability maybe in preferences somewhere to disable notification center, launchpad in a way where they also do not consume any system resources.
- Safari: love the speed, hate the interface. So would like to see more ability for the user to customise the interface in 10.9
- Migration assistant - add the ability to select which Apps are migrated.
Just my .02
Just open the Notifications Pane and uncheck each item's "Show in Notification Center" checkbox. Go to Trackpad and disabled the Notifications Center gesture. Voila! It's out of your life. It may not be down to zero system resources, but mine is 3 threads and 8.4 MB of RAM (probably an off-screen frame buffer), with zero CPU. Very insignificant.
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