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Old 13-04-2005, 20:04   #30
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Re: Mac OS 10.4 "Tiger" on april 29th!

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Originally Posted by Tristan
But....

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Don't get me wrong, I like Macs, and I'd probably get one if I could afford it. But it always amazes me that every year, most Mac owners are willing to shell out a hundred quid for some updates that other OS's get free, and a few new applications.

If Apple released a "desktop applications pack" containing things like Spotlight, Dashboard, Automator, and released it for £25 or so, then that would be okay. But even the £60 student price seems like a rip off to me, for what you're getting.
My thoughts exactly, even £59 seems a lot of money for what appears to be little more than a few new apps/tricks, of which it remains to be seen if you will use them. As an example, I think I've used Expose once (on 10.3). Decided it looked flash, and then forgot about it... I would not be surprised of Spotlight and Dashboard will be the same. And what is Automator? A front end for Applescript? I've got Applescript...
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