10.5, according to the NYT tech writer, is an evolutionary, not revolutionary upgrade. About what Vista turned out compared to XP. (Vista sales have peaked over the summer and are slowing. Big yawn.)
I guess a major release is what ever you crack it up to be. Since Apple has been bringing the new releases about every 12-18 months, they must be more incremental. By comparison, Microsoft waited so long between XP and Vista and then dropped so many new features before launch, Vista was in danger of dissipating. Apple focuses on a few big new features along with many small improvements in each "major" release. The fix releases, 10.4.0 through 10.4.11, for example are free updates to 10.4. That said, I waited to buy a new upgrade from 10.3 to 10.5, skipping 10.4. Now I am really looking forward to the double update, with every improvement and new feature since 10.3! Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- I've been reading that this is not a major release, I'm wondering what denotes it as major for those mac users on the list thinking of getting it? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
