I don't see what is wrong with Mavericks. It's been working absolutely fine for me.
Any issues I had was because my computer was old. I just got a new Macbook Pro, and now it runs smoothly. It's been perfectly solid. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence Twitter: @awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com On Jul 26, 2014, at 3:51 AM, Christopher Hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: > Very true in that newer is not always better. My mac came preinstalled with > Lion so I could go back to it if I really wanted to using Internet Recovery. > I could also reinstall Mountain Lion by downloading it from the Mac App > Store. Guess it's each to their own but since my mac is not my primary > machine I don't mind upgrading and living the possible consequences. > > On 25/07/2014 23:34, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: >> Warning: whiny rant ahead. >> >> I made the mistake of reinstalling Snow Leopard on one of my older machines >> that supported it. I also learned that my desktop iMac originally came with >> it, and that although difficult, I could choose to use it. This would still >> be preferable to going back to Windows. >> >> I say "Mistake" because using Snow Leopard again, even for a short while, >> made me realise just how stupid and pointless all subsequent releases of OS >> X have been. I mean, really, it's just gimmicks and iOS envy. The small >> number of worthwhile features that came with newer OS releases could easily >> have been foregone or substituted if it meant getting back what I most liked >> about a clean, stable, functional OS like Snow Leopard. How could I have >> upgraded three OS releases and not noticed that? I guess the "Magic" of >> Apple is really that they can convince people to accept unwelcome change, >> even for some trifling little benefit which they will sell as a "Feature" to >> justify an entire OS upgrade. >> >> So, to answer your question, the reason to install ML over Mavericks is that >> newer is not always better, but that ML is a good bit more stable and comes >> from a better cut. However, I do recommend it in this instance, because >> Apple has abandoned accessibility support for ML, and you won't get system >> software updates that address any accessibility issues. I know; I asked. >> There are a couple of minor changes in Mavericks besides that make it worth >> having, like invisible Time Machine backups, and multi-process Safari. >> However, you'll have to learn how to work the new iBooks, if you need it, >> and there are definite stability issues. >> >> /me wonders if he should install Snow Leopard on my primary desktop, and >> live forever in a better time ... >> >> No, probably not. I would only hurt myself in the long run. >> >> Yes, I saw the latest Yosemite, in case anyone's wondering. I'm not telling >> you what to expect, but you can sign up for the beta for free. >> >> Cheers, >> Sabahattin >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
