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I had to buy a new computer because my old one crashed. Mountain Lion came with it. What a disaster! None of my old programs worked on it. I have already spent almost $1000 "upgrading" (that's what they call it; that is nonsense) Creative Suite and some other programs. And there are still many that I cannot use, like Protools. Fortunately I have a second computer that has Snow Leopard and the programs still work. It is obvious that Mountain Lion only appeals to those who want their desktop to act like their iPhones and iPads. I want the desktop to act like a desktop and run the programs that I need. I have had the ML computer for three months now and have found nothing that is an improvement over Snow Leopard, for my purposes.
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Posted 12 November 2012 - 05:40 PM
peterc, on 12 November 2012 - 04:14 PM, said:
. It is obvious that Mountain Lion only appeals to those who want their desktop to act like their iPhones and iPads. I want the desktop to act like a desktop and run the programs that I need. I have had the ML computer for three months now and have found nothing that is an improvement over Snow Leopard, for my purposes.
I run a Mac Pro... i need the power.... I also have 4 internal drives.
1....Snow Leopard.
2...Mountain Lion.
3.. Win7 Pro install used by Bootcamp or Parallels.
4.... data.
not strange at all I boot to drive 1 more than the others.
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 04:26 AM
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We have 4 macs that run (10.6.8) all of our software & have no desire to spend money on new software that seems unlikely to make us any happier at the cost.
Much as I don't need the thinnest laptop around, I don't want or need my *computer* to look or act like my iPhone/iPad.
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 04:35 AM
Nov. 12 - Breaking News from the BBC: "Steven Sinofsky, the head of Microsoft's Windows division, has left the company with immediate effect. "
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE tell me how we can convince those Apple executives behind Lion and Mountain Lion to also leave Apple.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE tell me how we can convince those Apple executives behind Lion and Mountain Lion to also leave Apple.
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 11:50 PM
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In the end, I scratched Lion, and went for a pure Snow Leopard environment.
Does that mean that all current 2012 new macs can run natively Snow Leopard ? Or else does one need to vitualize SL under Moutain Lion ?
I'm definitely not upgrading to new Macs if I'm forced to go with the latest OSX.
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 06:31 AM
Don't worry about it.
I bought a new MBP that's running Lion. I used Snow Leopard for a long time. Lion is very little different - did have to download drivers for my high end printer and for my scanner. Worst thing - Silverfast driver cost $149.00, but I'm doing some special work and needed it.
But there are a couple of features with Lion that are big improvements, in my opinion.
The biggest - one thing about Mac OSX until Lion that really bothered me was to resize open windows you HAD to grab at the lower right corner. That was sooo obnoxious. With Lion they finally changed that - grab the window anywhere to resize.
Seems like a minor thing but it always seemed totally controlling, like "do it this way because you're not smart enough to do it any other way." Unnecessary rules - lame.
There are a couple of other things I like about Lion. It's no big change at all (from Snow Leopard).
I bought a new MBP that's running Lion. I used Snow Leopard for a long time. Lion is very little different - did have to download drivers for my high end printer and for my scanner. Worst thing - Silverfast driver cost $149.00, but I'm doing some special work and needed it.
But there are a couple of features with Lion that are big improvements, in my opinion.
The biggest - one thing about Mac OSX until Lion that really bothered me was to resize open windows you HAD to grab at the lower right corner. That was sooo obnoxious. With Lion they finally changed that - grab the window anywhere to resize.
Seems like a minor thing but it always seemed totally controlling, like "do it this way because you're not smart enough to do it any other way." Unnecessary rules - lame.
There are a couple of other things I like about Lion. It's no big change at all (from Snow Leopard).
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Posted 24 November 2012 - 11:06 AM
I have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and am sticking with it as long as I can. My Apple-using friends who have Lion or, now, Mountain Lion dislike it. These people tend to use their machines in similar ways to how I use mine. When I traded up from my MacBook to a MacBook Pro I bought a refurb MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011) that shipped with Snow Leopard. Happy I did.
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Posted 25 November 2012 - 09:55 PM
I came back to this article out of curiosity, and it is amazing to see people still commenting after so many days. This must be, by far, the article that has more comments is all MacWorld in weeks, if not months.
And besides a few die-hard apple-is-always-right fans, the huge majority of comments present a crystal clear picture of a very large, active community of apple users that are fed up with this Lion path of iOSsification of Mac OS. A community that want Macs back on track, with a real Mac OS , not transformed into iOS dumbed down , locked & curated gadgets.
Apple, please listen. Your die-hard fans will always be happy with whatever you do, so you can go back to build a real COMPUTER Mac OS, they will stay with you. And you won't risk to lose millions of faithful , long term Mac users, that are now stuck in Snow Leopard, and sooner or later may be forced to drop Apple.
Not because they don't want progress and innovation (as some blab about), but because we want and NEED true progress & innovation for COMPUTERS.
That need a real OS for real computers, rather than market gimmiks , based on a fantasy la la land, that imagine that most users just want computers to be more like shinny glossy tablets to buy apps and music and movies and newsletters. To be brainless consumers feeding ad-profiles, to be targeted for more consumer products, and so on, rather than use computers to be productive and do serious work.
Work that require choice, flexibility, user empowerment, decent stable environment to extend compatibility, and support reasonable legacy cycles, rather than artificially force hardware and software to become obsolete every couple of years.
Meaning, not the iOS path of dumbed down, locked & curated walled ecosystems, with less and less user choice.
Look at this series of comments, after so many many days. Wake up, someone in Apple. Time to think different.
Pedro
And besides a few die-hard apple-is-always-right fans, the huge majority of comments present a crystal clear picture of a very large, active community of apple users that are fed up with this Lion path of iOSsification of Mac OS. A community that want Macs back on track, with a real Mac OS , not transformed into iOS dumbed down , locked & curated gadgets.
Apple, please listen. Your die-hard fans will always be happy with whatever you do, so you can go back to build a real COMPUTER Mac OS, they will stay with you. And you won't risk to lose millions of faithful , long term Mac users, that are now stuck in Snow Leopard, and sooner or later may be forced to drop Apple.
Not because they don't want progress and innovation (as some blab about), but because we want and NEED true progress & innovation for COMPUTERS.
That need a real OS for real computers, rather than market gimmiks , based on a fantasy la la land, that imagine that most users just want computers to be more like shinny glossy tablets to buy apps and music and movies and newsletters. To be brainless consumers feeding ad-profiles, to be targeted for more consumer products, and so on, rather than use computers to be productive and do serious work.
Work that require choice, flexibility, user empowerment, decent stable environment to extend compatibility, and support reasonable legacy cycles, rather than artificially force hardware and software to become obsolete every couple of years.
Meaning, not the iOS path of dumbed down, locked & curated walled ecosystems, with less and less user choice.
Look at this series of comments, after so many many days. Wake up, someone in Apple. Time to think different.
Pedro
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 08:46 PM
Perhaps I'm a dinosaur. I've been with Mac since 1985. Always an early adopter of new Operating systems. That stopped with OS 10.7. I'm still using 10.6.8.
The lack of Rosetta was a deal breaker for me. Why should I have to pay hundreds of dollars to replace statistical software that I love and for which there is no comparable replacement?
I'd like to replace my current hardware and upgrade my 24" iMac. Apple has made this impossible. I'm sorry but Apple has become BIG BROTHER. I am not amused.
The lack of Rosetta was a deal breaker for me. Why should I have to pay hundreds of dollars to replace statistical software that I love and for which there is no comparable replacement?
I'd like to replace my current hardware and upgrade my 24" iMac. Apple has made this impossible. I'm sorry but Apple has become BIG BROTHER. I am not amused.
