TestMac.net has published a quick look at Mac OS X Snow Leopard. "The biggest changes are under the hood. Snow Leopard is fast. Very fast. Like, surprisingly fast. From boot times to general application usage, Snow Leopard was noticeably quicker then Leopard when using the same system. Apple and 3rd party applications alike, they all launched faster and performed smoother. I'm sure this can be attributed to the new 64-bit architecture, but its amazing how much of a difference it really is." Screenshots included.
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Member since:2005-07-06
I think you see only what you want to see.
Do you know what bare minimum means. If the market says, "this is what everyone else includes" or "this is what the market expects", doing the bare minimum is only just meeting it, but never over delivering.
Who uses them? I certainly don't! it certainly doesn't deliver me anything potentially useful. How many people do I see using these features? bugger all. No use poodle faking about features no one outside of the niche you occupy actually cares about.
Which is Microsofts work around for their stupid idea of 'locking files'. Who ever thought of the idea of 'locking files' needs to be given a public flogging for the ten plus years of borked installations, corrupt updates and numerous bits of garbage being left behind after running an uninstaller.
Edited 2008-06-27 02:27 UTC
Member since:2006-11-14
kaiwai, its obvious you are bias against microsoft and nobody can say anything that will change your mind or agree with anything positive about microsoft ..like what somebody else said, you only see what you want to see .. just curious, do you like anything microsoft?
if they put their best in their products, would you be proud of them or complain that they are strengthening their position in whatever market they put their best in?
Member since:2005-11-10
Who uses them?
Obviously you don't.
Is that an excuse for such a poor job Apple did there or is it just that you're like most other Mac users - you know, you're at the very center of the universe: if you don't need it, nobody else does?
Which is Microsofts work around for their stupid idea of 'locking files'.
Oh yeah? And what if system simply powers down while it is halfway done?
Transactions are there to guarantee atomicity of the operation. That's why most databases have those since.. well, like forever. Now, NTFS supports them too. Good thing.
And then you ask why people mod you down.
Member since:2005-11-10
I certainly don't! it certainly doesn't deliver me anything potentially useful.
Microsoft is, with its excellent speech recognition, addressing needs of a minority group(s) too and kudos to them not only for doing it, but for doing it that good.
You, kaiwai, of all people, should know better.
Member since:2007-12-13
I can't say that I've used OS X' handwriting recognition, but I have used their voice recognition. My experience is limited to my own voice (native english speaker; very little regional accent), but I can't imagine it working any better. There's no training, but I've never had it misunderstand. Moreover, the fact that you can simply drop a script into a folder and when you say the script's name is really very functional. You have commands that only apply to a particular app, make a folder with that name and put your commands/macros/whatever there. The only thing it's missing is dictation (which you can buy).
Vista's works much differently, and while it also works well, with my voice at least, it make quite a few mistakes. And it's not nearly as easy to customize as OS X.
That said, it's a silly thing to harp on. Few people use either handwriting recognition or voice recognition. The former isn't used much since most people don't have the hardware for it and many find the keyboard faster and easier. The latter most people don't use because if you have other people around you they find your talking to the computer annoying (try it in a cubicle farm or the family room at home and see how popular it is).
Member since:
2005-11-10
MS doing absolute min?
I think you see only what you want to see.
For example, have you tried Vista's speech and handwriting recognition features? Man, those simply rock. What OSX (or Linux) offers there is a joke compared to Vista, seriously.
Or.. transactions under NTFS (so that Windows Update can now guarantee that updates are installed properly or rollback all changes if one fails, for example)? That too is absolute minimum?
Sure, there are many other things where Windows still lacks, etc, etc.
Edited 2008-06-27 01:57 UTC