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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 9:48 am
2. I like to think about the meetings they had at Apple, in which the Development people fought with the Marketing people over whether the product was ready to be brought to market. Obviously, the Marketing people won. 3. I like to imagine what life is like for the Apple PR Department, which does such a good job positioning the company as an innovator and a creative force, and now has to deal with hoards of infuriated people who don’t understand why stuff that used to work, doesn’t anymore. 4. I like to hunt around for my wireless connection when it disappears from my Airport toolbar. Where did it go? Who are all these other people whose wireless networks appear, where mine does not? Should I get to know them? Do they mind me poaching their hookups when mine disappears? 5. I like wondering why my file sharing protocol between computers on my home network seems just ever so slightly kerflooey. 6. I like bumping into comments online and in the magazines confirming that the file sharing protocol in Leopard is a little kerflooey. 7. I like the mental picture of technicians at Apple working day and night to fix the teeny-weeny crazy stuff that people seem to care about — like whether certain features display their contents in alphabetical order from the top down or the bottom up, or why there is no built-in growl notification in I-Chat. How much dough is spent to correct issues like that? 8. I like realizing there are many, many people out there who are angry that the Dock has become transparent. There must not be enough problems in this world. 9. I like the idea that a whole little industry has popped up of third-party developers who are making money providing fixes to Leopard. That’s what I call stimulating the economy! 10. I like going back to my old laptop, firing it up and going back to the operating system that served me well for so many years. Give ‘em hell, Tiger!
 yes, leopard (networking etc etc etc) is so flaky that i will give vista a look-see … running a hypervisor on a mac Posted By kapmandu, nepal : May 7, 2008 11:00 pm
Hell man, Mac is going in the wrong direction. They keep going to more and more complicated cats: when they should be going in the opposite direction: When a child can program a widget with the same ease that they can finger paint, then OsX is ready for prime time. With the cureent direction of OsX who cares if some obsessive compulsive computer geeks manage to memorize every putrid cranny in osX? That only goes to prove how insecure they are. Posted By Jack S Salem, OR : May 7, 2008 6:50 pm
Our technological “OASIS” provides a good parking basis while stalled on the “AUTOBAHN PARKING LOT” during the “RUSH HOUR COMMUTE” when its hot! Maybe we can have a “BEETLEJUICE” rendition of “DANCING WITH THE STARS” while flirting with idling and stalled cars, and cheating our favorite “HAPPY HOUR BARS” because of dumb cars. Posted By Bob Shelby Twp. Mi. : May 7, 2008 9:57 am
As a fellow Apple user I am aghast at your irreverent criticism of the operating system that was bestowed on us by the almighty Jobs, on the Mountain of PR. I have to agree that lots of third party software brings it to its knees and the whole Airport system is flawed, however I see this as a punishment on the world for electing Bush, waging the war in Iraq on Windows software and our abuse of the eco-system. Posted By Stuart, London, UK : May 7, 2008 8:49 am
Hey folks…I believe this article is a jab at Vista. Posted By Tim, Santa Cruz, CA : May 7, 2008 3:39 am
Another rant blog by someone that doesn’t know how to maintain their Mac. Posted By Carl,Hamilton Ontario Canada : May 6, 2008 10:46 pm
Moral of the story: A computer is a computer is a computer is a computer is a computer is a computer is a computer is a computer… Posted By Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX : May 6, 2008 10:43 pm
Oh no, not another Mac vs. OS (XP, Vista) vent again. Excuse me while I power up my Linux box. Posted By Barb in Hotlanta, GA : May 6, 2008 9:27 pm
I don’t know what all you are talking about….I haven’t had that many issues with Leopard. Its been the most stable and fastest version of OS X yet. My biggest complaint is with Wireless…..its buggy, but is being worked on and will hopefully get fixed in 10.5.3. Other than that I haven’t had any issues! -Dan Posted By Dan,PGH,PA : May 6, 2008 8:18 pm
give it up itards. I have been using vista since it came and i have had zero problems. I have never used and dont see a need to. For those who don’t like OSX come over to windows and be forever happy as I am. Posted By macdisser,bronx,new york : May 6, 2008 7:15 pm
I’ve been running OS X on high-end hardware (currently a Mac Pro) since 10.0.0 and I’ve always upgraded as soon as the new cat comes out. Not this time, though. Everything I own works perfectly in Tiger and I’ll probably just skip Leopard entirely and wait for the next generation. I’m sure the bugs will be out of Leopard in another revision or two, but by then it won’t be worth upgrading unless a Leopard-only application that I need shows up. Posted By Gene Feierstein Cary, NC : May 6, 2008 6:15 pm
 Dudes, a couple of things. First, I know it’s a picture of a stupid tiger. It’s because the end of the piece concerns my love of Tiger. Hence a picture of a tiger. If I had wanted to put in a picture of a leopard, I would have done so. I know the difference. Second, if everything was okay with Leopard, there wouldn’t be crazy, flaming posts on message boards all over the place and big articles entitled How To Fix All The Things You Hate About Leopard. Finally, I love my Mac. I love OS X. I do not like Windows. I spent a long time in that environment and I have no plans to go back. Don’t you guys sometimes complain about the things you love as well as all the things you do not? Posted By Bing : May 6, 2008 4:42 pm
I have been using Leopard since it came out and have not had any problems. My friend who uses Vista has had nothing but problems so GIVE EM HELL LEOPARD!!! Posted By Richard, Seattle WA : May 6, 2008 3:23 pm
Wow, who’d a thunk that Apple would have any issues at all? Its the reason I say karma is a *****. Apple shouldn’t have these issues as they know exactly what hardware they will be running on, but as I see they can’t do that without a hitch. Now i just hope to stop hearing the “mine is better” crap from all 3 major OS’s fanboys. Posted By Eric, Cincinnati OH : May 6, 2008 2:51 pm
As an MS engineer, I’m willing to say that there is a place for the Mac (and not just in the trash can). However, with that said, I don’t own a Mac. I get free use of a Wintel box at the office and I already have a small fortune in Wintel stuff at home. Why would I want to sink a bunch more money into an Apple box just to get more-or-less the same functionality? And, that assumes that I don’t mind the learning curve that’s associated with the Mac. I suppose that if Apple were to give the box, apps and o/s away for free, or charge something significantly less than a Wintel upgrade/replacement, I might give it some thought. But giving away Macs just doesn’t seem to be Apple’s business model. So, I’m going to stick with XP on my home computer, thank you very much, and continue to occassionally toy with SuSe 10.something-or-other and OpenOffice on my “hobby” box. I might one day go to junk store and pick up an old Mac, just to say that I did. But Apple’s new iteration just doesn’t make economic sense to me. Posted By Ivan, Washington, DC : May 6, 2008 1:58 pm
Now Bing, you know a sure way to drive comments through the roof is to bait the Apple lovers. Having said that, I would think that Leopard is still better than the Vista alternative. Posted By TimB - Houston, TX : May 6, 2008 1:54 pm
Three years ago, after nearly 20 years of suffering with MS (first DOS, then Windows), I switched. I am now on my third OS, Leopard. I couldn’t be a happier guy. My WiFi is always there, our 2 notebooks can communicate (and we use Mac.com for our calendar synching) and we just bought a Time Capsule which is perfect for backing up, wirelessly, our MacBookAir and MacBookPro. What can I say? We love it all. Posted By Jim Fine, Westport, CT : May 6, 2008 12:28 pm
Nice try Mr. Ballmer…are you kidding me? Posted By DChandler, Tempe AZ : May 6, 2008 12:24 pm
Childish Posted By Henry, LA, CA : May 6, 2008 12:10 pm
There are definitely problems with Leopard. I’d prefer stability over semi-flashy gimmicks any day. Posted By Murphy Mac, Charlotte, NC : May 6, 2008 12:07 pm
I’m a Mac user since 1985, and am ashamed to admit that you pretty much nailed this one! The promise of Leopard is great, but doesn’t even come close to the reality of Tiger (yet). Hopefully, it will all be straightened out with 10.5.3. Or 10.5.4. Or…. Posted By Patrick - Southwest Florida : May 6, 2008 11:58 am
Was there a point to all this? Maybe try Vista, see if that’s better… Posted By Mark, Providence, RI : May 6, 2008 11:54 am
I still have Panther and would like to upgrade to Tiger (NOT Leopard) but can’t find it — any idea where I can get it? Posted By J. Nar, New York, NY : May 6, 2008 11:53 am
Maybe you could add some examples of what you are talking about. I have a feeling that most people can’t relate to this “top 10″ list. I am not aware of things that have quit working with my leopard. My wireless connection does not disappear. Maybe you should try changing your router to use a different channel. Posted By Dan, Boerne TX : May 6, 2008 11:50 am
11. I like all the extra hours I get to spend talking to my parents while trying to diagnose and fix their Leopard problems over the phone. Posted By Windsor Smith, Sunnyvale, CA : May 6, 2008 11:46 am
one word: BS Posted By Joe, Orinda, CA : May 6, 2008 11:19 am
That is a little whiny. I can’t imagine what your other complaints are in life. You shouldn’t have killed all of those brain cells back in the day. You could actually put them to use and figure some stuff out in life. Posted By Chasse, Napa, CA : May 6, 2008 11:11 am
Forget slating Leopard. I can’t believe I stuck with a PC so long running Windows. Now there’s something to complain about. 99% of the time I spend on my Mac is doing what I want to do. 75-80% of the time I spend on a PC is trying to sort out crashes. Posted By London : May 6, 2008 11:07 am
You have the picture wrong. the picture is of a tiger and not of leopard Posted By Anirban, Bangalore, India : May 6, 2008 10:45 am
Did’ya NOT have your coffee and bagel this morning? Some people are really grouchy when they’re hungry or have not had their morning caffeine fix. Posted By Dave, Louisville, CO : May 6, 2008 10:43 am
I like that I’m apparently the only person who hasn’t had a single problem with Leopard. Seriously, I love it. Love the Dock and everything. Are these things really issues? Posted By Richard, Charleston, SC : May 6, 2008 10:33 am
The picture on this story is of a tiger, not a leopard. Posted By Mike, Atlanta, GA : May 6, 2008 10:24 am
Try to enjoy Vista instead Posted By Zoltan Kovacs, Munich, Germany : May 6, 2008 10:13 am
Hmmmm, while all software has bugs, I have none of the problems you have mentioned. I love Leopard and it has given me a huge boost in productivity over Tiger. I have found that when I hear complaints like this, it’s usually from computer owners that aren’t doing the routine maintenance to keep their machines at optimum. It could be a whole lot worse…you could be using Vista. Posted By Brad Cathey, Wheaton, IL : May 6, 2008 10:03 am
so switch to vista and spare everybody your lamenting Posted By dig, brooklyn ny : May 6, 2008 10:01 am
your entire article is kerflooey Posted By Rob, Eatontown, NJ : May 6, 2008 9:58 am
LOL Posted By jmmx. Prtland OR : May 6, 2008 9:54 am
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Yes, people, it is a picture of a tiger and not a leopard. If you don’t get it, you should be using an etch-a-sketch to browse the Internet anyway.
Whenever people complain that the end is near, and we should all just give up, I love to post “WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? NO!” … just so that one guy can say “man, I loved John Belushi”, and 87 retards can inform the world that it was the Japanese who bombed Pearl Harbor.
Those of you who have passed feline identification have failed at reading comprehnsion.
Btw - I think my BSD (Unix for you mundanes) system has been up for about 4 years straight without a hiccup or a reboot.