Us Mac users are a bit thin on the ground, so I thought I'd start up this thread to see if it generates any interest! I want to point out that I'm not your typical Mac fan(boy). I use PCs at work and at home (Windows at work, Linux at home). My motto has always been "the right tool for the right job". Sorry Mac fans, Macs are not the right tool for gaming (unless you only like WoW) but make fairly good servers (though software choice is a bit limited compared to Linux) and development machines. Windows is not the right tool for hassle-free computing, but is fairly nice for mainstream development and excels for gaming! Linux is not the right tool for anything but being a server or coding server applications for. Now that I've got that off my chest... What are people's wishes for Snow Leopard? I have a few:
- A finder that doesn't suck. Seriously has anyone tried opening a networked device with more shares available than can fit in the window? The scroll bar doesn't appear! I PRAY that this is fixed in the next release. Currently you have to resize the window by at least 1 pixel to get it to redraw.
- Some uniformity in the UI. I loved how when they released Leopard they claimed that the UI had been brought into total uniformity... then showed a screenshot of iTunes looking totally different to any other Apple application. I guess the same goes with all of the Pro tools.
- Speed and stability increases. I'm not saying Leopard is slow or unreliable, but I think lately Apple has definitely been sacrificing speed to hit deadlines and to make things look pretty. I remember Tiger being faster than Leopard.
- Faster installation times. I know I've only ever installed OS X a handful of times (seriously, I can probably count it on one hand) in 3-4 years because installations just don't die. However, when you do have to reinstall (especially over the air on a MacBook Air) you may as well walk away for a while, because it's taking about 1h30m whether you like it or not!
- Easier development. Yes, Apple, you have awesome libraries and a really powerful language. However, it's nowhere near as easy to pick up as Java or even, dare I say it, .NET
I do find it a bit baffling as to why Apple just wont let Objective-C die and embrace more mainstream, if not more modern, languages. Though I've put this in the list, I know it'll never happen!
That's about it from me for now. If I think of anything else, I'll add it!


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I do find it a bit baffling as to why Apple just wont let Objective-C die and embrace more mainstream, if not more modern, languages. Though I've put this in the list, I know it'll never happen!
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