No iCloud on Snow Leopard? THIS IS A JOKE, APPLE!

see my message posted two before this...

TZ wrote:

Csound1 wrote:

TZ wrote:

Sjazbec wrote:

Btw to "Klimbakat" : Office 2004 has been made initially for OSX 10.2.x, that was in 2002/2003. Running such antiqe software in 2011 is just ridiculous. Microsoft is fully Intel compatible since 2007. You had 4 years to already upgrade it at least to that version named "2008", which runs fine in Lion.

I don't use Excel myself but I be belave the issue is computability with the macros in VB that the newer versions of Mac Excel does not have.

I know my partner keeps an old PowerPC version of Office due to be compatible with the files she gets.

If Macs are going to play well in mixed environments they need to be able to open and save back to whatever is needed and often that is old file formats or old discontinued software.

The issue is that Office 2004 is PPC code, Office 2008 and 2011 are not PPC and will run on Lion.

That is correct and this is why older Macs that can run PowerPC code need to be supported.

It's that or forcing Mac users to go out and buy a Windows box or at least a copy of Windows to run in emulation.

It goes beyond that though. In print production programs like Freehand and FrameMaker files still need to be opened on their native applications. Macs that can run PowerPC code either natively or through Rosetta will be needed for a long time.

That'a what I think about this situation: it's Such a Shame.

Michael

You are in violation of Apple Licensing running Snow Leopard in VM.

Very well done, it works a treat on my MB Pro Core Duo running 10.6.8.....

I'm back in business again.

Thank you

Regarding Quickbooks not working on Lion.

AccountEdge has it's problems too! your business gets s c r e w e d up!

Csound1:

So what!!! Are you going to put MichaelLax as "B" in the "Human CentiPad?" because of violation of a license issue?

How about millions of customers getting violated!!!

I mean poop man! We are all trying to find a work-around from completey "stuffed" over!!!

We have to be creative..its what Apple has been teaching us for years!

SO that's what you get. Creative solutions by smart users!

Get er done!

Kimbakat wrote:

Csound1:

So what!!! Are you going to put MichaelLax as "B" in the "Human CentiPad?" because of violation of a license issue?

I do not condone licensing violations and neither does Apple, you can do as you please but it is a licensing violation and encouraging others to do it is bad.

Is that clear?

Add me to the list of users feeling very violated by Apple right now.

I'll do whatever I need to do in order to continue being able to work.

I still have a Macintosh IIci (system 7.5) in mint condition i use it for some game I still enjoy and the game only run on it.

Hey I am with you on this one. Why do Apple do this, it is not fair. I seem spend money every two years or so on Apple just to keep up to date with the software. Is there anything we can do to raise this with Apple. ?

Zebg wrote:

Hey I am with you on this one. Why do Apple do this, it is not fair. I seem spend money every two years or so on Apple just to keep up to date with the software. Is there anything we can do to raise this with Apple. ?

Buy something other than Apple?

Zebg wrote:

...Is there anything we can do to raise this with Apple. ?

http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html

Macworld posted a poll about the use and plans for use of iCloud. If you haven't seen it yet, you may want to:

http://hints.macworld.com/polls/index.php?pid=20111128064821589

I agree with you.

For ages this kind of behaviour from Microsoft was strongly critizised.

Now Apple does the same. What is worst, it does it know when every single cent is very hard to spent.

I was an old PC user and till today I've been very happy with my apple hardware and software. Till today.

I expect apple "big brains" consider this and try te get a fair solution for everybody.

I want my Mac hardware and mac applications running smooth. If not, at least leave the chance to be able to choose if move to the new or keep to the old.

I want to be back to my mobileme. I want to be able to sycn everything without problems and I want my mail back at my Iphone 3G.

I do not want to by a new Ipohne4, neither to upgrade memory cards on my iMac in order to move to the nasty iCloud. I want the oportunity to decide to move to the new, to keep on the old or to go back to the new.

For ages this kind of behaviour from Microsoft was strongly critizised.

Now Apple does the same.

It seems rather apparent to me now that the primary purpose of Lion is as a sales platform for Apple products and services, of which iCloud is one (for the purpose of selling iTunes products). There is nothing I like about Lion better than Snow Leopard. I regret "upgrading." I liked MobileMe better than I like iCloud, but not upgrading makes no difference in that regard. Apple will be pulling the plug on MobileMe for good next June. Greed.