Okay, I love my Mac. It’s actually not even my primary machine, my laptop (PC) is due to some software issues for client compatibility. However, ever since I bought a Mac two years ago, I’ve been singing the praises of the Mac to anyone who’ll listen. OS X is a fantastic operating system, no doubt about it. Final Cut Pro is simply amazing, and I hope it gives Avid the slow and painful death they deserve. DVD Studio Pro 2 is an amazing piece of software too. I think Apple is back, baybee…
However, when I bought my Mac, it came with OS X 10.0, which was useless and buggy as all get out. With 10.1 we saw major improvements, and I was satisfied. But then Jaguar came out. I’d owned 10.1 less then a year, and now I was forced to pay $130 for the “ugrade”. I was pissed then, and I’m pissed now.
Yes, Jaguar was full of great features, and I love it as an OS. But not having an upgrade price for users who’ve owned the software less than a year is just plain insulting. I suppose it’s not surprising, coming from a Steve Jobs Apple, but Microsoft has more respect for users at this point! Here we are, another year later, and another $130 full price OS upgrade. For a .1 release. I read the reviews, I know Panther offers some cool new features, but once again, Apple is telling me “As a loyal Apple Customer, who purchases upgrades for our advanced software, like FCP and DVDSP, we think you should bend over and take it on our OS.” This is getting ridiculous. So I’m not upgrading. Apple can bite my shiny metal ass.