Melophage- the model itself may have not been brand new but Lion had only been getting pre-installed for about a week when I bought mine, that was late August 2011.
Anybody please clarify:
SL - 32 & 64-bit,
Lion & Mt. Lion - 64-bit, and any Lion/Mt. Lion model runs seamlessly with SL,
Mavericks - 64-bit.
Why can SL run one full 64-bit system seamlessly but not run another 64-bit system at all (unless the harware was intentionally configured as to not allow it)?
To be clear, I'm a Mac hardware fan, I've never been a Mac support fan (a company of this size that doesn't have e-mail communication is dumbfounding), and until about 5 years ago, I was a Mac software fan. That's when Apple did the unthinkable; they dropped Rosetta (something they ardently and repeatedly stated they would never ever do just a few months earlier). I understand that Mac is doing anything they possibly can to get people to sign-up for their 24hr a day tracking services ie, Maps, AppStore, etc... Fact is, Apple has no concern as to what works best for users. If they did, the latest glitch they put out, Mav, wouldn't have been put out yet; it's glitch after glitch (I'll be posting Mav issues after I find out if the iStore can install SL Client or Server). SL literally ran flawlessly; no freezing, no screens of death, etc... That's all I want, a computer that functions as a computer, not some stupid social networking center.
Ex., Ford (Microsoft) and Ferrari (Apple), are the only two vehicles available. With Ferrari we know we're buying a great machine, with Ford... millions available and a bit cheaper but overall, not so great. Problem is, Ferrari is now telling us just a few months after they under no uncertain terms told us tires would be available forever, that not now and not ever will there be tires for this model so, tough luck, get use to driving it with no tires.
petermac87- I forgot to mention this yesterday, the only reason why millions of users have switched over and are using these latest programs is because Apple doesn't give you the choice. Lion, Mt. Lion, Mav & Win8 are nearly the exact same programs with the exact same glitches and problems.
What Apple and Microsoft could accomplish if they could lose the egos and arrogance, recognize that most people do NOT want to be tracked, and work together, the possibilities would be vast. With the garbage propaganda being taught in public schools, kids are actually growing up thinking being tracked is a good thing. It's as if Apple, Microsoft and the Feds conjured up their OS's together. Heck, something as incredibly simple as having two OS's available would be huge and simple (simple because there's already programs available like that, but they've gone out of their way to make sure SL can't be used); one for those who like being tracked, one for those who like their privacy. Microsoft saying they're dropping XP support early next year is inconceivable. Over 30% of computers worldwide still use XP but Bill don't care. Same with SL. Fact is, Apple.com forum is the only place I've ever seen more than one or two people praise an Apple OS since SL. Basically the world disliked Lion/Mt.Lion just as the world dislikes Win8; they're train wrecks. I used Lion for a while and I've yet to see even one thing different with Mav.
Need an account for updates,
No Rosetta,
Preview is so bad now I've had to look for other simple editing programs,
Finder is so glitchy I don't even know which issue to start with, will probably just use MuCommander or the like,
This acct. linked to that acct., linked to that acct., linked to... you get the picture, that's also the picture of where all the problems lay, tying all the social networking junk together.
It looks as if I'll have to learn a new program and from what I've seen, it's probably not going to be Mav but we'll see. Maybe Linux. I just want a computer, not a laptop cellphone. If I wasn't in Asia, I'd have already returned this thing and bought last years model instead.
That said, I'm done ranting. My next post/s will be questions on how to fix things. Thanks for all the replies.
