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? :)
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