Tiger Unleashed

Published on April 29, 2005 By Black Xero In WinCustomize News

It's official—Apple Computer Inc. has released the long-awaited, much-speculated-upon OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system, an upgrade to the current OS X, complete with a smattering of bells and whistles.

Apple says that its new OS, Mac OS X version 10.4, or Tiger, contains more than 200 new features and applications. The highlights are Spotlight, a desktop search technology; and Dashboard, a new way to access information using widgets. The OS also allows for videoconferences with other Tiger users.

Pros:
New Finder features; better interface responsiveness and overall speed, even on legacy hardware; Safari includes improved performance and RSS; QuickTime 7.0 offers higher-resolution video; new Automator allows systemwide scripting; Core Data and Core Image open up new opportunities to developers; better cross-platform compatibility.

Cons.
Most upgrades are hidden under the hood; features the average user will notice, such as Mail, clash with Apple's own user interface design; some features are unavailable on hardware older than a year or two.

Sources of the news:
CNET News: Link
eweek: Link
New Features: Link
Image: Link

Fine More Information at Apple's Site.

Comments (Page 3)

TexasJoe

on May 03, 2005

I woudn't personally call this regression but being schedule-conscious and smart. And please quit the blasphemous swearing please.

Black Xero

on May 03, 2005

a bit more of 'argue the debate' and a bit less of 'attack the debater', thanks....

Was just goin to say the same .. thanks

Eroticus Prime

on May 04, 2005

I tried to do both.

Vorsavhit

on May 04, 2005

Us Mac users flocking to get Tiger at an inflated price? Well at least us Mac users love the system enough to BE dedicated...oh and how much was the last Windows upgrade anyway? That's what I thought.

Vorsavhit

on May 04, 2005

Oh, and another thing about Tiger...Apple doesn't suggest in any way that this upgrade makes your Mac more stable...oh yeah, that's because it's like a rock as it is...every damn Winblows upgrade promises fewer crashes. My ass.

Vorsavhit

on May 04, 2005

Woodbridge

on May 04, 2005

My Windows is a rock solid stablity wise as my Mac...

Do you type Microsoft as Micro$oft ? Just out of curiosity

TexasJoe

on May 04, 2005

I honestly don't know who of MS or Apple is the greedier! There's a whole lot MS offers for free to Windows users. I take it this is not the same with Apple, stealing ideas from smaller developers and selling'em at an inflated price! Look at the iPods, their price is way overrated for what it is. Making big bugs at y'all's expense and y'all are begging for some more. Good it keeps the economy going... until the Fed'l Trade Commission makes it even with MS by filing an Antitrust lawsuit against Apple on the same grounds as MS that was allegedly hindering competitive software.

Eroticus Prime

on May 04, 2005

Vorsavhit, I agree with everything you've said. I want a Mac so bad it hurts..

Vorsavhit

on May 04, 2005

Hmm...maybe the iPods are a whopping $50 more because they did it right...let's see a "Micro$oft" brand mp3 player and see how it takes off...right...
"Micro$oft brand mp3 player(ver.2.06)! Now guaranteed to work with Windows XP! (Service Pack 2 users will require patch easily obtainable at micro$oft.bomb)."

You go get 'em Gates. But I'm sure you're (the sheep-like masses) are right...we're the ones who are dumb for buying a product that works. Stupid me! And to think I was buying winblows products because that's just what you do...everyone has a sucky-ass computer, I better go get one too! Damn service pack 2...

Hail Mac! Ziss ist mein verking computer!!

p.s. Mr Eroticus Prime:
Do it and look back with a grin at all the rest.
p.s.s. Anyone with the actual knowledge can answer this one: Where did Gates's idea for an operating system come from again??? You're right though...it's Mac that's the great idea thief. Damn them and their functional products!!

TexasJoe

on May 05, 2005

I don't have any stability issues with SP2. Works like a charm! But hey maybe it's because I can use an OS correctly?

Eroticus Prime

on May 05, 2005

Oh, and about comparing Tiger to SP2, this taken from Anand Lal Shimpi's (anandtech.com, awesome site

)review of Tiger:

... the argument that Apple charging $130 for Tiger is like Microsoft charging $130 for Service Pack 2 is quite possibly the worst argument that I've ever heard. On my best, most verbose day, I couldn't come up with enough stuff to write about a service pack as I've talked about today here with Tiger. Like it or not, there is a lot that has changed in Tiger...

TexasJoe

on May 05, 2005

whatever dude. I read about the new features. $130 sure is excessive. I don't think it's worth half the price. Below $70 would've been in my view a more reasonable price point (if ever charging consumers is justified to reward the development time spent)

Vorsavhit

on May 07, 2005

By the way...I love how you all compare Tiger to SP2...now from my understanding, a service pack is used to correct known (and many) issues inherit in the Winblows OS. Nothing about Tiger fixes anything in OSX...basically because nothing needed fixed. They simply gave you more useful features. Like an operating system upgrade. Which is what it is. Now, how many features and upgrades did XP boast besides "more stable then that Millenium crap". Oh wait, new shiny toolbar too.
And to TexasJoe...how exactly does one use an operating system incorrectly...what a micro$soft way of thinking! Are you currently applying for tech support for winblows?
Good luck, I'll put the good word in that you know how to use it 'correctly'.

TexasJoe

on May 08, 2005

A service pack also intends to improve the O.S. and I believe Apple also included in its Tiger upgrade all iterim security/ bug fixes that it had posted on a monthly or yearly basis for Mac OS (I don't remember the frequency). In any case you're way too biased as you don't even want to admit XP brought in a shovelful of advancements from Windows 98 or ME. Look at your control panel, browsing capabilities, WMP... Your memory is so short-termed, or we've all gotten so used to XP that we don't even recall how desertic previous versions used to be. There are so many times I remember saying 'oh I can't do that, I'm running 98 and not XP!'

About using Windows incorrectly you know exactly what I'm talking about. 80% of errors occur because users are inexperienced (operator errors), 15% are due to lazy third-party application deployers and the remaining 5% relate to situations that MS couldn't adequately anticipate in testing environments. Now if you really need a baby-proof operating system, go for MAC or else, you got "Disney Princess Laptop", here's the link:

Link

I hope you can handle that one!

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