Why bother upgrading?
I like 10.1.5 and have few, if any, problems with it. It seems to me that the smart thing to do right now is let other beta users (oops, I mean consumers) purchase the upgrade, and find the bugs. Apple can fix those and when they release 10.3, I'll buy that. After all, it seems stupid to pay full price *twice* for an upgrade.
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But then...
If you like the new features, buy it. It not, don't. Waiting for 'all the bugs to be found' is an impossible task. All software has bugs.
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If you don't want to upgrade, that's fine. Nothing is stopping you. You should note, however, that new technologies are being introduced with each major upgrade and will be required to run newer versions of software. If you are perfectly content with all the software you have now and are certain you aren't going to want anything new for another year, then keep your 10.1.5.
Since Apple doesn't have an "upgrade" price for 10.1 users, would it be reasonable to expect them to keep supporting and fixing the 10.1 release? (Much like they do with OS 9).
Also, if some new applications (like iCal) won't work in 10.1, would it also be reasonable to assume that some 10.1 apps won't work within 10.2, or that performance might be drastically reduced? (Perhaps they will need a 10.1 emulation mode).
<strong>A few more questions...
Since Apple doesn't have an "upgrade" price for 10.1 users, would it be reasonable to expect them to keep supporting and fixing the 10.1 release? (Much like they do with OS 9).
Also, if some new applications (like iCal) won't work in 10.1, would it also be reasonable to assume that some 10.1 apps won't work within 10.2, or that performance might be drastically reduced? (Perhaps they will need a 10.1 emulation mode).</strong><hr></blockquote>
10.1 is not a final release, so it will not get any more updates. There will be no 10.1.6 (in my opinion).
All software that works in 10.1 will continue to work in 10.2. Many, if not most, will see some improvement since the overall OS will be quicker. To speak of a "10.1 emulation mode" is completely off the mark. 10.1 & 10.2 are not that different; though there will eventually be software that requires 10.2 to run (especially software that takes advantage of all the cool new OpenGL & QuickTime stuff).
10.2 is an amazing improvent, the developer seed alone showed great speed improvements on my blueberry tower. The speed improvements are real, quartz extreme be damned.
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<strong>Did you have that attitude when System 7 came out? And System 7.5? And Mac OS 8? and Mac OS 8.5? And Mac OS 9?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Actually, this is my first mac (except for one that I used in college, and that was a friend's). I switched over because it was built on top of Unix and it would make my development work much, much easier.
Maybe it was my mistake for not investigating Apple's upgrade (or lack thereof) policies before I bought a machine two months ago. I honestly didn't think a company could be so shortsighted to not offer a tiered upgrade pricing policy. I also suspect that I'm not the only one who has made a similar mistake.
It seems to me that Apple wants to gain short term revenue (to keep Wall Street happy) at the expense of their long term reputation.
I'll probably end up plopping down $129 for the OS, simply because the OS is so integral to the running of the computer. However, this will certainly cause me to think twice before I buy anything else from Apple.
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Actually, this is my first mac (except for one that I used in college, and that was a friend's). I switched over because it was built on top of Unix and it would make my development work much, much easier.
Maybe it was my mistake for not investigating Apple's upgrade (or lack thereof) policies before I bought a machine two months ago. I honestly didn't think a company could be so shortsighted to not offer a tiered upgrade pricing policy. I also suspect that I'm not the only one who has made a similar mistake.
It seems to me that Apple wants to gain short term revenue (to keep Wall Street happy) at the expense of their long term reputation.
I'll probably end up plopping down $129 for the OS, simply because the OS is so integral to the running of the computer. However, this will certainly cause me to think twice before I buy anything else from Apple.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You just answered your first question... Mac OS 10.2 will have FreeBSD 4.4 as opposed to the old 3. something they have now.
Aside from that, read Apple's OS upgrade cycle (many people have posted it here) for better understanding on why they are charging...