Mac OS X Leopard Reviews: NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today
Apple has seeded the usual technology reviewers with early copies of Mac OS X Leopard for review. The reviews were published tonight. Overall, Leopard is described to be a solid upgrade with only minor bugs encountered in the testing by the reviewers. David Pogue specifically states that he was using the final version of Leopard for a week prior to the review. Compatibility with existing applications is also described as good, and upgrades from existing Tiger installs appeared to go smoothly.
NYTimes - David Pogue
"The most serious misstep in Leopard is its new see-through menus. .... Often, Apples snazzy graphics are justifiable because they make the Mac more fun to use. In this case, though, nothing is gained, and much is lost."
"Otherwise, the only cause for pause is the usual minor set of 1.0 bugs, which Apple generally fixes with software updates after a major release."
"Leopard is powerful, polished and carefully conceived. Happy surprises, and very few disappointments, lie around every corner."
Wall Street Journal - Walt Mossberg
"I did notice a few drawbacks, but they were minor."
"In fact, every piece of software and hardware I tried on two Leopard-equipped Macs -- a loaned laptop from Apple and my own upgraded iMac -- worked fine, exhibiting none of the compatibility problems that continue to plague Vista."
"Leopard isn't a must-have for current Mac owners, but it adds a lot of value."
USA Today - Edward Baig
"I migrated to Leopard from the last OS X version, Tiger, without pain on a MacBook laptop and my own iMac desktop"
Apple is launching Mac OS X Leopard on Friday, October 26th at 6 p.m. There have been a few scattered reports that Mac OS X Leopard has already arrived in the hands of some lucky customers today, but no unboxing photos have yet been published or submitted.
NYTimes - David Pogue
"The most serious misstep in Leopard is its new see-through menus. .... Often, Apples snazzy graphics are justifiable because they make the Mac more fun to use. In this case, though, nothing is gained, and much is lost."
"Otherwise, the only cause for pause is the usual minor set of 1.0 bugs, which Apple generally fixes with software updates after a major release."
"Leopard is powerful, polished and carefully conceived. Happy surprises, and very few disappointments, lie around every corner."
Wall Street Journal - Walt Mossberg
"I did notice a few drawbacks, but they were minor."
"In fact, every piece of software and hardware I tried on two Leopard-equipped Macs -- a loaned laptop from Apple and my own upgraded iMac -- worked fine, exhibiting none of the compatibility problems that continue to plague Vista."
"Leopard isn't a must-have for current Mac owners, but it adds a lot of value."
USA Today - Edward Baig
"I migrated to Leopard from the last OS X version, Tiger, without pain on a MacBook laptop and my own iMac desktop"
Apple is launching Mac OS X Leopard on Friday, October 26th at 6 p.m. There have been a few scattered reports that Mac OS X Leopard has already arrived in the hands of some lucky customers today, but no unboxing photos have yet been published or submitted.
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56 months ago
i kinda want to know what they meant when they said that much is lost because of the menu and its graphics...? i thought these were going to be a really cool ideas. wonder what's the problem with all this?
56 months ago
In my opinion, I like the see-through menus. I have no idea what Pogue is talkin' about when "much is lost".
56 months ago
i kinda want to know what they meant when they said that much is lost because of the dock and its graphics...? i thought that was going to be a really cool idea.
the titles link to the actual article. he thinks the translucency makes it hard to read.
arn
56 months ago
the titles link to the actual article. he thinks the translucency makes it hard to read.
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i guess its just an opinion than but i can't wait for the little things like that
56 months ago
I hate these moron critics that trash the software. Us die hard fans can't wait for this. We all know it won't be a disappointment to us loyal fans. What these critics don't understand is how much it will help us Production Editors with Leopard using 64bit and all 8-cores... Morons. Hate critics who don't know crap.
56 months ago
Is the transparency worse than how it was in Mac OS 10.0 and 10.1? I didn't really mind the transparency there at all, but any less opacity will probably bother me.
56 months ago
It's great to hear good things about Leopard. Hope to feel my Mac snappier.
56 months ago
The most serious misstep in Leopard is its new see-through menus.
"New see-through menus" like the ones in Tiger, or is he talking about the menu bar? Either way, good to see the biggest problem with Leopard is a minor aesthetic difference.
56 months ago
Baig completely violating the EULA by installing one copy of Leopard on two Macs in the process... :D
56 months ago
"New see-through menus" like the ones in Tiger, or is he talking about the menu bar? Either way, good to see the biggest problem with Leopard is a minor aesthetic difference.
He's talking about this I believe. Which exists in Tiger, but perhaps to a lesser degree.
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