【Cnet/blogger Article】Since 2002, when I bought my first Apple laptop (a PowerBook), I have become an ardent supporter of Apple. I've switched all the computers at home, those of all my friends, and half of a company's to Apple's. I really like Macs, and almost spend $300,000 every year on purchasing, updating Apple software and hardware.
I like Apple's new operating system just as much as I like eating cereal, without ever considering the reasons why. A great operating system product should focus the user's attention on the software they want to run, not the operating system itself. In this regard, Apple's latest operating system, Leopard, satisfies me quite well. Besides, it is different from other operating systems; since its operation, my system has never crashed. And the transition from Mac OS v10.4 to Leopard was very smooth, with absolutely no impact on your ongoing work. Perhaps this is exactly the crux of the matter. For a long time, I have hoped that updates to operating systems and application software could be fast and convenient. Sometimes, for new features, new user interfaces or other new things, I'm willing to spend money. But apart from fulfilling the desire of being a fan, why update? Personally, I believe that under the management of the Leopard operating system, new application software can have more powerful functions. However, disappointingly, at least so far, everything remains the same.
Of course, the new software released by Apple actually has significant changes and improvements in appearance. For example, iLife is still worth upgrading. I appreciate some innovations in iPhoto and iMovie, but I don't want to get the new iLife software through Leopard.
In the future, regardless of whether we are customers of Windows, Mac, or Linux, we may not find reasons to update these softwares, but innovation continues to happen on the Internet. It might be time to stop enthusiastically clicking the 'update software' button to get the latest version of the software. Perhaps keeping up-to-date means humbly accepting the perpetual beta versions online, where new things keep emerging.
【Article translator: diglog / Pride Overlooking the World】