Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 21st Feb 2008 15:30 UTC, submitted by CIozzio
"Leopard started out with a generous share of first-version glitches, but almost all of them have now been resolved by the second of two automated updates, which brings Leopard up to version 10.5.2. Finally, Leopard is extravagantly overdressed for the jobs that it's designed to do, and its pervasive eye-candy starts out looking dazzling but soon becomes distracting. Fortunately, from the beginning, the OS started out with options that let you put it on a low-eye-sugar diet, and the latest update has even more."
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2005-07-06
""it's by far the best operating system ever written for the vast majority of consumers""
"No it is not. It may be a very nice OS. It may be the best thing since sliced bread for everyone with suitable Apple hardware to run it on. But the best OS for most people, it ain't as long as it involves them in a total hardware replacement to get it. "
Actually, you are missing the point of the authors statement. The fact that it requires Apple hardware does not negate what he said. It probably is the best OS for most users. The fact that it would be the most expensive option does not change that.
I have spent a lot of time helping people with Windows problems, mostly for free as I am retired, and I can tell you with certainty that most would be far better off with OS X for what they use a computer for. It surely would make my life easier if they would switch.
And before you blow me off as an Apple Fanboy, I will admit that I do use OS X after more years than I care to mention of using Windows. I will also say, though, that having learned computers using vacuum tube systems many years ago I have experienced many different OS's. And speaking from that perspective I have to agree with the author.
BTW, this is being written on my BSD machine. I am an OS junky, I suppose because I like using just about anything but Windows. :-)