I think that Apple don't care too much about their customers. I have a Lombard PowerBook and I can't play DVDs on OS X because DVD Player app don't support "hardware decoders". Apple suggest to boot on OS 9 (or OS 8.6) for DVD Playback. As I believe that is NOT a solution, I made the following: I installed Jaguar and Panther from copies. I'm not going to spend another cent on Apple's Incomplete Software (I believe X is). I will not pay again for Apple Software until this issue gets fixed.
--- Zoltan Batiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 17, 2004, at 9:00 AM, Al Poulin wrote: > > > Joshua Braddock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > >> Oh, and one more thing.. If I have OS X 10.3.4 > Panther, will apple > >> let > >> me update to OS X 10.4.1 Tiger for free? Or will > I have to buy that > >> version? > > > > That will be a "buy." Sorry. Apple will usually > allow a free upgrade > > from > > one major version to another if you buy the > computer a few months > > before the > > release of the new version. But Tiger is not > hitting the streets until > > maybe next summer. > > > > I had to comment on this one. . .this reminded me of > the one thing > Apple has done over the years that truly is a slap > to loyal Mac users. > Anyone look in their box for X? Or 9 for that > matter? See those > "upgrade coupons?" Wonder what they are for? > Basically nothing. . > .it's things like this that make me shrug whenever > Steve Jobs announces > a new version of Mac OS, because I know that it's > gonna take a small > chunk out of my wallet. I strongly feel that Apple > should have just > waited at least until the new Windose OS comes out. > . .ya' know, the > one that's going to put PC users what we Mac users > went through. > Jumping from 9 to X wasn't easy. I didn't do it > until the last release > of Jaguar was introduced to the market. I my > opinion, Apple should sit > back on the software side, and focus on it's users, > it's newest > hardware ( the new cinema displays are enough of a > distraction alone), > and try to make sure everyone is happy with Jaguar > and Panther BEFORE > they even talk about Tiger. I watched the recording > of Jobs in San > Francisco. As far as I'm concerned, Tiger wasn't > originally planned to > even be mentioned until late next year. What was > most likely planned > was for Steve to introduce the new iMac G5 line. . > which everyone knows > Apple dropped the ball on. Of course, we Mac users > know it wasn't > Apple, but IBM for not being able to develop a > better cooling system to > work in the tight quarters within an iMac. But now > I'm getting into a > tangent aren't I? :) > > Z > THE BLUETOOTH MASTER > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
