Apple Media Event ~ OSX Lion?

[HotelUser]

I don't really understand how all the things announced today are enough to call it a new OS but I'm looking forward to trying this out. The springboard and appstore don't appeal to me much (especially because I don't pay for many applications) but I suppose if I don't like them I can not use/get rid of them.

I wish they gave it a new theme

[-Danube-]

I'm really disappointed with Apple now

After the let down of Snow Leopard i was looking forward to a new, amazing, updated theme OS. But all we get is some shoddy App store? They could just release this as a side piece of software that you get on your mac, not the central idea to the whole thing. And with a name like OS X Lion (King of the jungle) should have been the best one yet, with an all new GUI etc etc

Apple, you may have found yourself struck off my christmas list this year

http://www.apple.com/uk/macosx/lion/

[AgnesIO]

I have to laugh that a low model macbook air is 1000 dollars - and an iPad is 500 dollars. So basically the macbook air is 500 dollars more - for a keyboard? :S

[Chippiewill]

I have to laugh that a low model macbook air is 1000 dollars - and an iPad is 500 dollars. So basically the macbook air is 500 dollars more - for a keyboard? :S

And a camera. Also it's the same price as the standard macbook so it's not that bad. I believe the old air had bad pricing.

Edit: Also all they've shown off is how they've implemented iOS features?

[xxMATTGxx]

And a camera. Also it's the same price as the standard macbook so it's not that bad. I believe the old air had bad pricing.

Edit: Also all they've shown off is how they've implemented iOS features?

Basically yes and the whole improved/new "Mission Control". I think we may see more from Apple in regards of OSX Lion but time will tell, if they don't then I'm not really impressed at all. But It's not out until 2011 so we shall see, I suppose.

[Chippiewill]

Basically yes and the whole improved/new "Mission Control". I think we may see more from Apple in regards of OSX Lion but time will tell, if they don't then I'm not really impressed at all. But It's not out until 2011 so we shall see, I suppose.

I think Apple plans to turn the Macs into a closed system with no external access like the iOS devices. Five years down the line and you'll struggle to find programs to install on a mac without going via the app store.

Also, how is full screen a feature?

[HotelUser]

I think Apple plans to turn the Macs into a closed system with no external access like the iOS devices. Five years down the line and you'll struggle to find programs to install on a mac without going via the app store.

Also, how is full screen a feature?

I don't understand why the fullscreen thing is a feature either. With monitors being larger and especially when they have 27" iMacs I don't want to run my programs in full screen

[GommeInc]

I'm really disappointed with Apple now

After the let down of Snow Leopard i was looking forward to a new, amazing, updated theme OS. But all we get is some shoddy App store? They could just release this as a side piece of software that you get on your mac, not the central idea to the whole thing. And with a name like OS X Lion (King of the jungle) should have been the best one yet, with an all new GUI etc etc

Apple, you may have found yourself struck off my christmas list this year

http://www.apple.com/uk/macosx/lion/

Urgh, that's the first time in ages I've been on the Apple website and it's still filled with content written by a company that still has its head up its arse. You're going to give me nightmares now

So I'm guessing this is a new step for Apple? Instead of making a Vista Service Pack equivilent for their OS, they've made a Microsoft Essentials download pack for Windows 7 :/ How much will this cost? I sure hope it's free :/

I don't understand why the fullscreen thing is a feature either. With monitors being larger and especially when they have 27" iMacs I don't want to run my programs in full screen

It's useful if you're doing word processing (I'd imagine, obvs). I full screen MS Word on this PC so I can write on two pages at once and edit CSS and HTML code for a forum
Oh, and photoshop, and if I want to see more content of a website that's got dynamic content that stretches and shows more (OU website for example). It's good as an added option, but nothing to scream about. If anything, it's given Windows users an excuse to say "Windows has had this for centuries and Apple have finally noticed the uses".

[Chippiewill]

I don't understand why the fullscreen thing is a feature either. With monitors being larger and especially when they have 27" iMacs I don't want to run my programs in full screen

Well, I like to run my programs in proper full screen (Unlike the silly OSX maximise which cuts off half of the screen for the dock). I just don't get why Apple made such a big deal about it.

If anything, it's given Windows users an excuse to say "Windows has had this for centuries and Apple have finally noticed the uses"

Stop stealing my thunder!

[HotelUser]

Photoshop didn't cross my mind. There's a lot of applications where it's better to run in fullscreen (like Photoshop). When I got my iMac I hated how it didn't maximise things as I wanted them to. I thought websites looked funny when I could see my desktop and dock surrounding them. I got used to it though and when I got my 24" monitor it didn't matter as much anymore. Now I love it because I can fit lots of everything on my screen knowing that the windows will only maximise to how big they have to be, not how big they should be to be the only window on my screen. I guess it's just personal preference, and something you get used to. If I maximise the forum now I think it looks horrifying and huge, but several years ago this was the norm for me and having a non maximised browser would have horrified me

This being said I'm absolutely in love with the feature on Windows 7 where you can drag two windows to either side of the screen and they become adjacent filling up 50% of the screen each accordingly. This is overwhelmingly useful for when I'm typing a document with a reference and doing research. If I did any coding on my Windows machine I would probably make great use out of this in coherence with my 24" display.