On 07/06/2005, at 11:02 PM, J Philippe Chaperon wrote:
One thing I am certain of is that my dual G5, purchased to last me
through
many upgrades, both software and hardware, or so I thought some
months back,
is now like a lame duck sitting in the very busy Intel highway.
I now have absolutely no incentive to update to Tiger, I was
planning to
place an order for one today!! My current 10.3.9 will do until it
dies out,
and hopefully by then the effects of Jobs' decision would be
clearer. I am
just not in a mood anymore to put my heard earned cabbages to support
something built on shifting sand.
I don't think there's any reason for panic here, Philippe. Your G5
will be well aged before you feel the need to upgrade to whatever is
latest and greatest at the time. MacOS X will continue to be MacOS X.
Remember, it's the processor that's changing, not the OS. We are not
going to suddenly turn into Windows users overnight. Or ever, for
that matter.
The incentive to update to Tiger will increase as new software is
developed which takes advantage of the new Tiger technologies such as
Core Image, Core Video, etc. These technologies will still be Mac-
specific, and will work the same whether you're running G5 or Intel.
The point is they are available now, and Intel-base Macs are not.
Programs such as GraphicConverter, for example, are already starting
to use some of the new features, and there will be many more to come.
If you're not running Tiger, you'll be missing out.
The Mac will still be the Mac.
--
Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913
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Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
