Comments on: What Should be in Mac OS X 10.6 http://www.christopherprice.net/what-should-be-in-mac-os-x-10.6-332.html Wireless consumer advocate Christopher Price tackles the rest of tech. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:06:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher Price http://www.christopherprice.net/what-should-be-in-mac-os-x-10.6-332.html/comment-page-1#comment-1600 Christopher Price Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:02:15 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/?p=332#comment-1600 Native DirectX is certainly not going to happen. Apple has a steadfast policy to resist any WINE components standard, to resist OS/2 Syndrome. But, don't run away just yet! There is some good news. Grand Central technology will enable things like WINE to run better. And, you can bet that both Cider and CrossOver can take advantage of OpenCL. Will we see Windows apps and games run as fast on Mac as on Windows? Probably not... but it will reach the point that nobody cares. Snow Leopard isn't about Apple "taking it to Windows", it's about making Mac OS X so good that there is no comparison. As to ZFS, from what I'm told, client support will have it, but that you'll have to turn it on yourself. Customizable UI? This is Apple we're talking about here... I'm just happy they let me switch the dock back to 2D mode. Native DirectX is certainly not going to happen. Apple has a steadfast policy to resist any WINE components standard, to resist OS/2 Syndrome.

But, don’t run away just yet! There is some good news.

Grand Central technology will enable things like WINE to run better. And, you can bet that both Cider and CrossOver can take advantage of OpenCL. Will we see Windows apps and games run as fast on Mac as on Windows? Probably not… but it will reach the point that nobody cares.

Snow Leopard isn’t about Apple “taking it to Windows”, it’s about making Mac OS X so good that there is no comparison.

As to ZFS, from what I’m told, client support will have it, but that you’ll have to turn it on yourself.

Customizable UI? This is Apple we’re talking about here… I’m just happy they let me switch the dock back to 2D mode.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.christopherprice.net/what-should-be-in-mac-os-x-10.6-332.html/comment-page-1#comment-1593 Chuck Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:36:49 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/?p=332#comment-1593 I completely agree with you but I'd like to see 2 more innovations. 1. Some directx (at least 9) compatibility along with the opengl3 support. Lets face it, the number one reason why there are so many windows users is not because the operating system is the best. It's because there's a whole lot of gamers out there. I will not buy into 10.6 until it can stand on it's own legs in terms of gaming. Personally, I use linux because it's easier for work (linux server admin) and game on windows (and occasionally wine). I also greatly enjoy gaming and was a hairsbreadth away from buying a mac laptop this year, but in the end, I heard that the games just weren't there yet. I'd love to replace my 2 machines with one unified machine but I can't yet. 2. ZFS support. I know the 10.6 server edition will have zfs support, but I want it on the desktop/laptop version as well. 3. While I'm on the subject, the ability to better customize the ui would be great too! If I could mod it as I can my linux box, even just so there's no standard apple ui delay, perhaps by removing some of the animations for opening a program? I'd love it. Even better if I could throw Openbox on there. Just my $.02 I completely agree with you but I’d like to see 2 more innovations.
1. Some directx (at least 9) compatibility along with the opengl3 support. Lets face it, the number one reason why there are so many windows users is not because the operating system is the best. It’s because there’s a whole lot of gamers out there. I will not buy into 10.6 until it can stand on it’s own legs in terms of gaming. Personally, I use linux because it’s easier for work (linux server admin) and game on windows (and occasionally wine). I also greatly enjoy gaming and was a hairsbreadth away from buying a mac laptop this year, but in the end, I heard that the games just weren’t there yet. I’d love to replace my 2 machines with one unified machine but I can’t yet.
2. ZFS support. I know the 10.6 server edition will have zfs support, but I want it on the desktop/laptop version as well.
3. While I’m on the subject, the ability to better customize the ui would be great too! If I could mod it as I can my linux box, even just so there’s no standard apple ui delay, perhaps by removing some of the animations for opening a program? I’d love it. Even better if I could throw Openbox on there.

Just my $.02

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