Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 31st Oct 2003 17:21 UTC
Some time ago we featured an interview with an... official Mac OS X switcher. A year later, we found another Apple switcher, James Dorn ("noviteo" for his friends) and we ask him a few details upon the switch. Especially with the recent price cuts on Apple hardware and the Mac OS X Panther release last week, being a switcher becomes "cool" all over again.
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Rayiner, I've used a lot of Window Maker, AfterStep, etc. on Linux, I can definately say that a lot of good points about NeXT's model. The same can't be said about OS X dock. Had OS X kept the Dock mostly intact, it would have been fine. But it decided to be a cross between the Dock and Windows' taskbar, and having it in the middle of the screen with no constant location for each icon is a terrible idea for me. And the fact that unless you hover over, they don't come with labels is bad (NeXT at least had labels underneath, and I could imagine the Dock with smaller icons and larger labels).
Overall, if I used OS X, I would try to replace the Dock. Right now using Windows, on the quick launch, as it had been for more than one and a half years, the icons to Opera is right there and I automatically click it everytime I want to browse. The same can be said of Thunderbird's icon, although it is more recent and my reflects less spontanous. I can't imagine the same for the Dock. Sure, it would be easier with a big red O icon to attract my attention, but I hate the size of the dock anyway.
Funny, though. I loved Platinum (Classic's UI). May not be the best thing to look at, could sure need some new icons, as well some polishing here and there and not to mention a little rearrangement (especially the control panel/ preferences, as well as the Apple menu). But hands down, I would choose Classic over OS X anytime. (And Dock isn't the only reason).