On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Eric Herbert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I saw the responses to this thread and decided to check out what all the fuss > was about. I have to say, I think Apple's finally lost it. Trying to turn > the operating system into an iPad? Someone save us. I like their OS as is, > and being an Intel user, I do like Snow Leopard. That said, I think Lion is > going to blow if they keep up all this "Fisher Price" nonsense. It seems > that Apple forgets that some people actually use their computer for more than > consumer tasks! > > This sounds awful since I've been an Apple user since birth (Parents bought > their first Apple 2 weeks before I was born!) but if Apple goes ahead with > this "kindergarten" approach they show on Lion, I may consider running > Windows. I have 7 on my PeeCee desktop and it's not nearly as painful as > having to deal with having an "iPad OS" running on my computer. > > Just my own 2¢... >
I agree with you wholeheartedly. As soon as I saw "App store for Mac OS X" I said "oh, $*%&. The app store concept is perfect for the iPhone/iPod Touch, and at least decent on the iPad, but on a full-blown computer? No way! I don't need Apple to "make it simpler" to install applications. The Mac OS already is the easiest OS to install apps on - a simple drag to the application folder. There's nothing wrong with that method. It seems like Apple's trying to improve something that does not need improvement, perhaps since they're so obsessed with iOS. So much for "Back to the Mac." ...That is if the App Store is successful. I honestly don't think developers of paid apps will be on board with it, with Apple taking their cut. Fullscreen applications are nice - in certain situations. If I'm focusing on a task for a long period of time, (ie video editing,) it's OK, but if I'm switching between applications often, I don't want to mess with keyboard commands and mouse gestures (I'm not getting a Magic Mouse. They can pry my Mighty Mouse out of my cold, dead hands.) I can't see anything quicker than moving my mouse and clicking on a window. Oh, and another thing - that whole "iPad-like spring board" - What a fail. If I want to see all my apps in one place I OPEN THE EFFING APPLICATION FOLDER. Lion is not an improvement to Mac OS X. It's a failed attempt to make the Mac something it's not - a handheld, touchscreen mobile device. Unless I can use Lion the same way I use Snow Leopard, I think I'll stick with Snow Leopard until it becomes what Tiger is now. And if Mac OS X continues to go downhill, I'll run Windows and use my computer the way _I_ want to - not the way Apple wants me to. <End semi-comprehensible rant> -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
