On 2/10/10, at 2:03 PM, zapcat zapcat at speakeasy.net said: >Most people buy a Mac to do real work. So, if an OS "breaks" a bunch >of apps, that doesn't make the OS "modern" and the broken apps >"obsolete." > >It simply means that the new OS is not production-ready. Apple itself >has essentially admitted that Snow Leopard will have to evolve over >time, as any OS or revision does. But to make an OS backward compatible to make everyone happy, it could delay release by many months or more. How many people enjoyed the wait for Copland? Time marches on, get rid of the buggy whip holders. Tom Miller .................................................. "The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side." R.O.Clark ...................................................