Tiger Unleashed
Friday, April 29, 2005 by Black Xero | Discussion: WinCustomize News
It's official—Apple Computer Inc. has released the long-awaited, much-speculated-upon OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system, an upgrade to the current OS X, complete with a smattering of bells and whistles. 
Apple says that its new OS, Mac OS X version 10.4, or Tiger, contains more than 200 new features and applications. The highlights are Spotlight, a desktop search technology; and Dashboard, a new way to access information using widgets. The OS also allows for videoconferences with other Tiger users.
Pros:
New Finder features; better interface responsiveness and overall speed, even on legacy hardware; Safari includes improved performance and RSS; QuickTime 7.0 offers higher-resolution video; new Automator allows systemwide scripting; Core Data and Core Image open up new opportunities to developers; better cross-platform compatibility.
Cons.
Most upgrades are hidden under the hood; features the average user will notice, such as Mail, clash with Apple's own user interface design; some features are unavailable on hardware older than a year or two.
Sources of the news:
CNET News: Link
eweek: Link
New Features: Link
Image: Link
Fine More Information at Apple's Site.
Apple says that its new OS, Mac OS X version 10.4, or Tiger, contains more than 200 new features and applications. The highlights are Spotlight, a desktop search technology; and Dashboard, a new way to access information using widgets. The OS also allows for videoconferences with other Tiger users.
Pros:
New Finder features; better interface responsiveness and overall speed, even on legacy hardware; Safari includes improved performance and RSS; QuickTime 7.0 offers higher-resolution video; new Automator allows systemwide scripting; Core Data and Core Image open up new opportunities to developers; better cross-platform compatibility.
Cons.
Most upgrades are hidden under the hood; features the average user will notice, such as Mail, clash with Apple's own user interface design; some features are unavailable on hardware older than a year or two.
Sources of the news:
CNET News: Link
eweek: Link
New Features: Link
Image: Link
Fine More Information at Apple's Site.
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Eroticus Prime
Reply #42 Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:49 AM
Reply #42 Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:49 AM
Oh, and about comparing Tiger to SP2, this taken from Anand Lal Shimpi's (anandtech.com, awesome site 
)review of Tiger:
)review of Tiger:| ... the argument that Apple charging $130 for Tiger is like Microsoft charging $130 for Service Pack 2 is quite possibly the worst argument that I've ever heard. On my best, most verbose day, I couldn't come up with enough stuff to write about a service pack as I've talked about today here with Tiger. Like it or not, there is a lot that has changed in Tiger... |
TexasJoe
Reply #43 Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:58 AM
Reply #43 Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:58 AM
whatever dude. I read about the new features. $130 sure is excessive. I don't think it's worth half the price. Below $70 would've been in my view a more reasonable price point (if ever charging consumers is justified to reward the development time spent)
Vorsavhit
Reply #44 Saturday, May 7, 2005 6:49 PM
Reply #44 Saturday, May 7, 2005 6:49 PM
By the way...I love how you all compare Tiger to SP2...now from my understanding, a service pack is used to correct known (and many) issues inherit in the Winblows OS. Nothing about Tiger fixes anything in OSX...basically because nothing needed fixed. They simply gave you more useful features. Like an operating system upgrade. Which is what it is. Now, how many features and upgrades did XP boast besides "more stable then that Millenium crap". Oh wait, new shiny toolbar too.
And to TexasJoe...how exactly does one use an operating system incorrectly...what a micro$soft way of thinking! Are you currently applying for tech support for winblows?
Good luck, I'll put the good word in that you know how to use it 'correctly'.
And to TexasJoe...how exactly does one use an operating system incorrectly...what a micro$soft way of thinking! Are you currently applying for tech support for winblows?
Good luck, I'll put the good word in that you know how to use it 'correctly'.
TexasJoe
Reply #45 Sunday, May 8, 2005 4:16 AM
Reply #45 Sunday, May 8, 2005 4:16 AM
A service pack also intends to improve the O.S. and I believe Apple also included in its Tiger upgrade all iterim security/ bug fixes that it had posted on a monthly or yearly basis for Mac OS (I don't remember the frequency). In any case you're way too biased as you don't even want to admit XP brought in a shovelful of advancements from Windows 98 or ME. Look at your control panel, browsing capabilities, WMP... Your memory is so short-termed, or we've all gotten so used to XP that we don't even recall how desertic previous versions used to be. There are so many times I remember saying 'oh I can't do that, I'm running 98 and not XP!'
About using Windows incorrectly you know exactly what I'm talking about. 80% of errors occur because users are inexperienced (operator errors), 15% are due to lazy third-party application deployers and the remaining 5% relate to situations that MS couldn't adequately anticipate in testing environments. Now if you really need a baby-proof operating system, go for MAC or else, you got "Disney Princess Laptop", here's the link:
Link
I hope you can handle that one!
About using Windows incorrectly you know exactly what I'm talking about. 80% of errors occur because users are inexperienced (operator errors), 15% are due to lazy third-party application deployers and the remaining 5% relate to situations that MS couldn't adequately anticipate in testing environments. Now if you really need a baby-proof operating system, go for MAC or else, you got "Disney Princess Laptop", here's the link:
Link
I hope you can handle that one!
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Reply #41 Thursday, May 5, 2005 5:04 AM