Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 10th Jun 2009 22:44 UTC
With Snow Leopard finally been given a release date and a price, the comparisons with Windows 7 are starting to pop up all over the place, especially focussing on the price aspect of things. While Apple's move to price Snow Leopard at 29 USD for Leopard owners is a very welcome one, the move doesn't mean that Microsoft is getting a price beating from Apple.
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Just to add my 2 cents...
1) "The most important one is that the 29 USD will get you an upgrade copy. Not a full version."
I couldn't find that on their site. Based on past experience, Apple has consistently released their OS for $129, which covers both upgrade and full install. Compared to the (almost) entry level upgrade (only) cost for Vista, this is a good deal. As near as I can tell, $169 for the box set won't be the only option.
In the past, the up-to-date versions, I have one for leopard, have been full installs except that you have to have 10.5 (or newer) to install. Once the installer detects that you have the required version you are free to do a full install, including wiping your HD. So what if you have 10.6 already installed and want to do a clean install, do you have to install 10.5 first? NO. In the past the installer would work if the installed version was the same or newer then the upgrade. So in essence, the upgrade disc will allow a full install.
2) "This means that Tiger users will not benefit at all from the 29 USD price tag for Leopard."
Tiger is the last PPC version and the first Intel version. Anyone with a PPC machine obviously won't benefit from Leopard or Snow Leopard at all.
This is wrong. Leopard runs just fine on a PPC Mac. I have installed it on various G5 iMacs and it runs great. No need for tiger here. Also tiger was not the last PPC version, leopard is.
4) "Snow Leopard, on the other hand, will only run on Intel Macs, meaning that high-end machines still sold in August 2006 (PowerMac G5), with pretty hefty price tags, are now left in the cold."
Intel macs went on sale in Jan. of 2006. The PowerMac G5 was discontinued as of August 2006, It came out in October 2005. Anyone buying a G5 at that time should not be shocked that 10.6 won't run on it. intel Macs were the future, everyone knew that.