G4 867 Mhz restriction RIDICULOUS! - tetedenoeud9

If those features are obsoletes, then you don't need this update.
So, what's the problem?

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Friday, October 26 2007 @ 02:23 PM PDT

G4 867 Mhz restriction RIDICULOUS! - circularlogic_dotmac

I agree with the other guy - if you don't need the other features, why are you complaining? If you are in North America, as of when I'm typing this Leopard hasn't even been released yet, so you don't even know for sure that the limitation stated is a true dealbreaker rather than a recommendation. Tiger ran on other machines that didn't support new Tiger features by automatically disabling things like Core Image effects. Yeah, Windows may let you install things "to see how well they work" but do you really think that's a great idea? Apple, unlike M$, actually cares about user experience and how well their software works, and doesn't want people to have things screw up their machines just to see if things work. Also, it's not planned obsolescence - it's just that way new technology works. When you got your computer, it was probably the best thing out there. Now, it's not, because R&D has been busting their butt to make things better. They wouldn't be Apple otherwise. Maybe you'll just have to wait until you're able to get a new computer to get Leopard, but their progress doesn't have anything to do with your sense of entitlement.

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Friday, October 26 2007 @ 02:38 PM PDT

G4 867 Mhz restriction RIDICULOUS! - GeorgeRCarrJr

Hmmm. Not that unexpected. Jobs does things that he believes is in our best interest. I do wish he'd spend more time in the real world. On the other hand, I still have a machine running jaguar, a couple running panther, and several running tiger. They all run just fine. At this point in time, I see little need to upgrade to Leopard. At some point I will find a requirement but not until a few sets of updates are released. Any even then most will not be upgraded.

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Friday, October 26 2007 @ 02:43 PM PDT

G4 867 Mhz restriction RIDICULOUS! - MacGuffin

I think a sizeable percentage of Apple's customer base is comprised of users who want more than they actually need--we like those bells and whistles. They come at a cost, though--take it from someone whose PowerBook just made (excepting RAM, which exceeded) the minimum hardware requirements for the first OS X release. I can tell you, based on the kernel panics and crashes that finally forced me to revert to OS 9, that you want significantly more juice than that provided by the minimum requirements. I'm leery myself because my current system runs at a "mere" GHz and maxes out at a single GB of RAM and I'm not sure this is a comfortable margin.
I have to agree with those who commented previously: if you think Leopard's extras are unnecessary, why even consider upgrading? Even conjecturing that an OS this sophisticated should be able to run at <867 GHz is naive, and as for disabling features based on lower processing speeds, that just sounds like a potential complication that could cause problems down the line.

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Friday, October 26 2007 @ 04:20 PM PDT