[MacDV] Re: iMovie3 for OS 9 as well?

[Phyllis Evans]

I never said Jaguar was a fix. I said that 10.1 was not the greatest. 
Compare it to the auto industry. The first year run of a new model line 
is generally plagued with lots of design problems that are fixed in the 
second and third year. Do you expect Ford or GM to trade even for a 
redesigned model? They fix the problems that are deemed dangerous. 
That's it. I think there should have been an upgrade price, but I'm not 
going to beat my chest over $30 or $40. It's still far better than 
anything out of Microsnot. And yes, I do work with Windoze at the 
office. It makes me appreciate what we have with Apple.


On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 05:46  PM, Gerhard Kuhn wrote:

> And then they have the nerve to charge for the Jaguar "upgrade" when 
> in reality it is a fix!
> On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 05:38  PM, Phyllis Evans wrote:
>
>> Just my little 2¢ worth on the subject. Apple had to stop developing 
>> for OS 9 sometime. Jaguar is the most stable upgrade that I can 
>> remember in years, and I go back to 6.whatever (I think it was 6.7) 
>> when the multifinder was introduced. As long as they keep developing 
>> OS 9, other software companies will drag their feet on the move to OS 
>> X. My primary word processor is Nisus because of the glossary 
>> feature, and if they don't release at least a beta VERY soon, they've 
>> lost me as a customer. That and my LabelWriter software are the only 
>> things I run in Classic. If companies think that we will continue to 
>> run OS 9 or Classic, they have no incentive to get off their behinds 
>> and develop for OS X. How long should a company continue to support 
>> an old system? It takes a lot of extra work to make the current 
>> machines run in OS 9, and that translates into extra money that could 
>> be going into R & D for future systems.
>>
>> I agree that 10.1 was not a great system, and while I played with it, 
>> I didn't make the move to 10 until the release of Jaguar. Since 
>> making the move, I've never looked back. Yes, I had to limber up the 
>> gray matter and learn a few new things, but it was worth it. It's 
>> time to move on. If you're happy with OS 9, then use it, but don't 
>> criticize Apple for lighting a fire under the developers out there to 
>> get with it. If Adobe can do it, so can others.