review of osx Lion

[Chakravartin]

deckeda wrote: ...Anyone who can't see that as a benefit is either blind, in denial or has modern hardware where it's rarely an issue anyway.

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Lion sucks.

Yeah, you've shown it's uh, really miserable and without merit.

Okay, so you don't think that usability issues with the GUI have any import.

To me, it's death by a thousand cuts.

Perhaps a good reason for our different viewpoints is that I work with both Lion and Snow Leopard on a daily basis so I see the differences afresh several times each day. When was the last time you booted back into Snow Leopard?

[(vikm)]

This explains why I hit every red light when driving, my orders are messed up whenever I get take-out somewhere and why my mail is delivered to the neighbor instead of me. I apparently sold my soul for a trouble free Lion. I use it on my main machine a minimum of 8+ hours every day and it's been ace. I feel bad for those that are having problems but this just rings of the iPhone reception issues (some had problems because of the death grip and others reported absolutely no problems with the same exact phone). Can't explain it.

[Chakravartin]

(vikm) wrote:
This explains why I hit every red light when driving, my orders are messed up whenever I get take-out somewhere and why my mail is delivered to the neighbor instead of me. I apparently sold my soul for a trouble free Lion. I use it on my main machine a minimum of 8+ hours every day and it's been ace. I feel bad for those that are having problems but this just rings of the iPhone reception issues (some had problems because of the death grip and others reported absolutely no problems with the same exact phone). Can't explain it.

It's a simple matter of efficiency.

If you have no cares about waiting an extra few seconds or performing a few extra steps to accomplish each task then you won't be very upset by the GUI changes in Lion.

For example, deckeda thinks that it's no big deal that Lion makes users pause before clicking on an item in a Finder window after scrolling, pause to close a window when quitting an app in order to make sure that the window doesn't automatically open again or pause to check off a checkbox before restarting the computer. To me, those pauses add up to a great deal of time wasted for no good reason. It interrupts a smooth workflow and breaks the stream of consciousness. A good GUI is designed to eliminate such pauses, not to enforce them.

[Trouble]

kj4btkljv wrote:
Whataya bet that the new iPhone 5 (or whatever number it will be) is gonna require Lion as the OS version on the Mac computer...

Jeff

I'll take that bet. I'd bet the requirement isn't higher than 10.5.x.

[deckeda]

Chakravartin wrote:

Okay, so you don't think that usability issues with the GUI have any import.

Oh c'mon, sure I do. I just haven't been bitten by any of your examples, either because of workflow or needs differences. Absent of that, I receive Lion's benefits from generally the same issues you raise. So yes, interestingly, the flip side is possible.

[digby]

chopper wrote:
Every damn OS since 10.4 has gotten worse.

Dad Gummit, ah still misses thet thar System 7.5.5... Ah mean, kin enny uh you whippersnappers boot off a floppy wicher fancy-pants Leopards and Pyoomas?