$30! If you’re a Leopard user you have virtually no reason to skip over 10.6, unless you’ve somehow built a mission-critical production workflow around an InputManager hack (in which case, well, have fun with 10.5 for the rest of your life).īut my thought is that Snow Leopard’s biggest feature is that it doesn’t have any new features, but that what is already there has been refined, one step closer to perfection. Here’s the thing about Snow Leopard, the single inescapable fact that hung over our heads as we ran our tests and took our screenshots and made our graphs: it’s $30. Systemwide automatic text replacement, 7. The new Preview is more like Adobe Reader, 5. “Apple will now get nearly two months to market their offering, which is in market, against Windows 7, which is not in market,” Rob Enderle Computerworld Snow Leopard, Apple’s lowest-priced OS update in eight years, is a great value, and the biggest no-brainer of an upgrade since Mac OS X 10.1. But the price of upgrading is so low that I’ve really got to recommend it for all but the most casual, low-impact Mac users. Granted, it’s a collection of feature tweaks and upgrades, as well as under-the-hood modifications that might not pay off for users immediately. Snow Leopard is Apple’s lowest-priced OS update in eight years. This could be a huge step forward to helping IT departments at large companies integrate environments where PCs and Macs most co-exist. On the enterprise side, the biggest new feature is support for Exchange server (Microsoft’s system for email, calendaring and contacts). Apple charges $29 for a single license, and $49 for a family pack which allows you to install Snow Leopard on up to five computers in one household. Thankfully, you don’t need to key in serial numbers-nirvana for folks who like to re-install the OS, or experiment with different configurations. Unlike Microsoft, Apple relies on the honor system for licensing. It ultimately will mean speed and power for end users.įuture proofing is yet another bonus, thanks to Apple’s continuous emphasis on innovation. Snow Leopard contains re-worked plumbing and behind the scenes changes that will enable it to support the next generation of technology including 64-bit multicore processors. With all the improvements, low price and ease of installation, it’s easy to recommend. Us faithful deserve it, don’t you think?ĭespite the discount price, there is plenty of new goodies, glossiness and features to get excited about. Apple Mac fans, rejoice! Tomorrow’s Mac OS X upgrade, aka ‘Snow Leopard’ at only $29, is Apple’s lowest priced upgrade ever.
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