Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 24th Jun 2003 15:32 UTC
I was present at Apple's WWDC yesterday and witnessed one of the historical moments in Apple's history, the introduction of their 64-bit platform. Am I impressed? The answer is complicated. I was happy to see Apple moving on and deliver. But I would have expected nothing less from a 4 billion tech company who had the need to catch up with the "other" platform, the 32-bit PC. You all heard by now what's new in yesterday's press releases and news coverings. But here is a wrap up of the first day of the conference and a commentary on what Apple really announced yesterday, underneath its surrounding distortion field.
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Eugenia is correct to point out where many of the "innovations" that are included in Panther have been included in other OS's in the past. However to be fair, no other OS contains the complete package of innovations in Panther. So while Panther might be evolutionary rather then revolutionary, it should be commended for including numerous "innovations" into such a compelling package.
I haven't been a Mac user for long(six months), but I find it interesting how people(mostly PC people) are willing to dismiss anything that Apple does so easily. Give credit where credit is due. Apple has put something together a great box.
Personally, I look forward to getting a G5 to go next to my numerous Linux boxes.