Jaguar
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OK, the box for the new version of Mac OS X is very cute… I had to laugh. But $129 – and no upgrade price for existing users? Seems a bit rich. People I know running preview releases seem to think it’s going to be well worth it, though.
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Posted to Computers • 2002.07.18 (Thu) • 09:59
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Posted by michael b 2002.07.18, 13:36
Eh…I really don’t want to pay $129, but I’ll end up doing it anyway like any other Mac whore.
Apple soooo has an unfair monopoly on quality.
Posted by tomas 2002.07.18, 18:12
i haven’t fully understood what’s new in jaguar really, except more apps.. but i mean, is there something new about the operative system itself, too?
Posted by Tristan 2002.07.18, 23:35
An upgrade discount would have been nice, but all things considered I don’t think it’s that bad, i mean, think of how much you’ve paid for other app’s in the past (i could go on forever about how much of a ripoff QuarkXpress was & still is).
When you think of OS-X as an application you use every day for considerable amounts of time, $129 doesn’t seem like all that much.
Posted by Mary Beth 2002.07.19, 07:33
Go here for more info about jaguar - ical, isync etc:
Among them: new email program with great anti-junk mail feature, ichat integrated with AIM, rendezvous that simplifies networking of all networkable devices (finding them automatically), inkwell (handwriting recognition) sherlock three - internet services without a browser, more windows network compatibility, better, more integrated address book etc. Looks like a real winner.
Keep in mind too that many people didn’t pay for 10.1, upgrading during the free upgrade period after it was released.
I thought it was a pretty low key keynote talk (we had it in the store live via satellite) but the demos were wonderful!
Posted by jez 2002.07.21, 21:04
it definitely isn’t fair to make loyal users pay $129US (or in my case $229AUS) to get the new version, there should be the Up to date program for Jaguar like there was with 10.1, I was happy paying me $19.95AUS….
I suppose since it is a very major upgrade and I have been using the developer previews it’s definitely welllllll worth it….
Posted by jh 2002.07.22, 23:16
As Steve said during the keynote last week, it works out to less than a dollar for each new feature. The obvious retort is to ask why we were paying the same price for the initial release of the OS which he mentioned elsewhere was not ready for prime time.
But anyway, I’ll be forking over the dough just as soon as I can (and I don’t even have a Mac that can take advantage of the new graphics code). Not sure about .Mac (formerly iTools), however.
Jez - AU$229!? Yoicks. How am I ever going to support my Macintosh habit when I move back to Australia?
Mar Beth - if you do get your Jaguar t-shirt (and I won’t be at all surprised), I’m going to be soooo jealous.
Posted by Mary Beth 2002.07.23, 03:55
We’ve got jaguar running on one of the new 17” iMacs and let me tell you — it’s slick. Don’t have iCal/iSynch yet but I’m really looking forward to that. The speed is phenomenal. Peppy. Some new system preferences and other cool things.
Yeah, just imagine me — I’m looking for “jaguar” spotted leggings so I can achieve a look of my dreams — spotted leggings, big black shirt, big hair, cats eye glasses. Yeah, that’s my alterego.
Mary Beth EMAIL: IP: 205.231.151.26 URL: http://www.quiltr.com DATE: 07/18/2002 11:13:53 AM Apparently if you buy a computer between now and when Jaguar comes out, you’ll pay a $20 upgrade, but everyone else will pay the full value. there are a lot of apps that come with it though price, beyond the OS improvements, so it seems worth it. Actually, the demo of Rendezvous alone was worth it!
OK - so we didn’t get our tiny hand held computer, but it sure seems like we’re going there someday.
Personally, I’m rooting for “jaguar-spotted” tshirts for the launch! That’s not likely but as I said, a girl can dream - I get tired of only black shirts at work.
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