[tallscot]

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The point is that Apple makes claims about a product which mislead users (who don't habitually post in technical forums)

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It's not a technical forum. It's all over the place, including the page he gave me:

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Thanks to Spotlight and its range of supported formats, you can find anything on your Mac, from text hidden within a PDF document to an image shot with a particular camera.

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Apple's Spotlight Web page that was there since day 1:
http://www.apple.com.../spotlight.html
You guys really are arguing that the Spotlight tagline "Find Anything, Anywhere, Fast" is not 100% accurate.
LOL!!!!

[baltwo]

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You guys really are arguing that the Spotlight tagline "Find Anything, Anywhere, Fast" is not 100% accurate.

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It's not even close to being accurate. The roadblocks thrown in to make finding things easy are frustrating users, prompted the original article, and this extensive exchange. It's more than marketing hype; it's just plainly wrong.

[pat11]

I agree with you. I have file "Azureus3.0.1.2bittorent clientmacosx.dmg " .I type type "zu" in Spotlight , there is no result found. In EasyFind, I open it and type "zu" in search box, then hit Return, I find what what I want. EasyFind is the best free application for Mac Intel and Mac Power PC.

[pat11]

I agree with you. I have file "Azureus3.0.1.2bittorent clientmacosx.dmg " .I type type "zu" in Spotlight , there is no result found. In EasyFind, I open it and type "zu" in search box, then hit Return, I find what what I want. EasyFind is the best free application for Mac Intel and Mac Power PC.