>If a change affects the entire GUI, then it's the OS issue for me. >You're right that it might be caused by something other than Mac OS >X/Aqua/kernel itself, but if the system cannot protect itself from >these kind of glitches... well, I blame the system.
well, I think the answer to that may be more based on what is causing it. For instance, if the fault lies with Microsoft Word, then yes, even though the bug is with Word, I would think the OS should be able to protect itself. However, if the fault lies with something like a joystick driver that is designed and SUPPOSED to take over control of the mouse, then no, the fault is not with the OS because it has to let the joystick software do its thing. I think OS X is much better at this then previous versions of the Mac OS. >But I believe my point still remains: would you expect to be forced to >look for all this and figure it out on your own, being the user of >"world's most advanced operating system"? Windows XP never gave me >these kind of trouble, and I believe I used it in much more extreme >situations The simplest way to say if it is something you should have to check vs something that Apple should check... boot with just the OS running (even in OS X booting while holding down Shift will give you that). If no problem exists, then yes, you should have to do the checking. If the error is caused by something you added, then it becomes your responsibility to figure out what you broke. I'm still fairly new to XP (its only been about 6 months since I started playing with it), but XP gives me equally frustrating and seemingly stupid problems. And they can be just as hard to track down and fix. No matter what the OS is, you can't be protected from yourself and/or lousy programmers and bad software quality control. All you can hope for is that the OS is made as rock solid as possible so that when a problem occurs, you can rule out the OS quickly and locate the offending program. Then decide if you want to get rid of it, replace it, or live with it. I think both Apple and Microsoft have come a long way to getting the problems out of the OS, but neither has it 100% yet (nor will either likely ever have it 100%). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
